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

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

This policy setting allows you to configure Windows Explorer to cache thumbnails of items residing in network folders in hidden thumbs.db files.

If you enable this policy setting, Windows Explorer does not create, read from, or write to thumbs.db files.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows Explorer creates, reads from, and writes to thumbs.db files.

Supported on: MicrosoftWindowsVista_SP1

Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value NameDisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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