Turn off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files

Supported on: Supported Microsoft Windows Vista SP 1

Registry

HKCU Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

Value name: DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders

Enabled: DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders = 1

Disabled: DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders = 0

Description

Turns off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files. This policy setting allows you to configure File Explorer to cache thumbnails of items residing in network folders in hidden thumbs.db files. If you enable this policy setting, File Explorer does not create, read from, or write to thumbs.db files. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, File Explorer creates, reads from, and writes to thumbs.db files.