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ADMX_Thumbnails Policy CSP Learn more about the ADMX_Thumbnails Area in Policy CSP vinaypamnani-msft aaroncz vinpa 01/03/2023 medium windows-client itpro-manage reference

Policy CSP - ADMX_Thumbnails

Tip

Some of these are ADMX-backed policies and require a special SyncML format to enable or disable. For details, see Understanding ADMX-backed policies.

You must specify the data type in the SyncML as <Format>chr</Format>. For an example SyncML, refer to Enabling a policy.

The payload of the SyncML must be XML-encoded; for this XML encoding, there are a variety of online encoders that you can use. To avoid encoding the payload, you can use CDATA if your MDM supports it. For more information, see CDATA Sections.

DisableThumbnails

Scope Editions Applicable OS
Device
✔️ User
Home
✔️ Pro
✔️ Enterprise
✔️ Education
✔️ Windows SE
✔️ Windows 10, version 2004 [10.0.19041.1202] and later
✔️ Windows 10, version 2009 [10.0.19042.1202] and later
✔️ Windows 10, version 21H1 [10.0.19043.1202] and later
✔️ Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later
./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Thumbnails/DisableThumbnails

This policy setting allows you to configure how File Explorer displays thumbnail images or icons on the local computer.

File Explorer displays thumbnail images by default.

If you enable this policy setting, File Explorer displays only icons and never displays thumbnail images.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, File Explorer displays only thumbnail images.

Description framework properties:

Property name Property value
Format chr (string)
Access Type Add, Delete, Get, Replace

Tip

This is an ADMX-backed policy and requires SyncML format for configuration. For details, see Understanding ADMX-backed policies.

ADMX mapping:

Name Value
Name DisableThumbnails
Friendly Name Turn off the display of thumbnails and only display icons.
Location User Configuration
Path WindowsComponents > File Explorer
Registry Key Name Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Registry Value Name DisableThumbnails
ADMX File Name Thumbnails.admx

DisableThumbnailsOnNetworkFolders

Scope Editions Applicable OS
Device
✔️ User
Home
✔️ Pro
✔️ Enterprise
✔️ Education
✔️ Windows SE
✔️ Windows 10, version 2004 [10.0.19041.1202] and later
✔️ Windows 10, version 2009 [10.0.19042.1202] and later
✔️ Windows 10, version 21H1 [10.0.19043.1202] and later
✔️ Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later
./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Thumbnails/DisableThumbnailsOnNetworkFolders

This policy setting allows you to configure how File Explorer displays thumbnail images or icons on network folders.

File Explorer displays thumbnail images on network folders by default.

If you enable this policy setting, File Explorer displays only icons and never displays thumbnail images on network folders.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, File Explorer displays only thumbnail images on network folders.

Description framework properties:

Property name Property value
Format chr (string)
Access Type Add, Delete, Get, Replace

Tip

This is an ADMX-backed policy and requires SyncML format for configuration. For details, see Understanding ADMX-backed policies.

ADMX mapping:

Name Value
Name DisableThumbnailsOnNetworkFolders
Friendly Name Turn off the display of thumbnails and only display icons on network folders
Location User Configuration
Path WindowsComponents > File Explorer
Registry Key Name Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Registry Value Name DisableThumbnailsOnNetworkFolders
ADMX File Name Thumbnails.admx

DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders

Scope Editions Applicable OS
Device
✔️ User
Home
✔️ Pro
✔️ Enterprise
✔️ Education
✔️ Windows SE
✔️ Windows 10, version 2004 [10.0.19041.1202] and later
✔️ Windows 10, version 2009 [10.0.19042.1202] and later
✔️ Windows 10, version 21H1 [10.0.19043.1202] and later
✔️ Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later
./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Thumbnails/DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders

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.

Description framework properties:

Property name Property value
Format chr (string)
Access Type Add, Delete, Get, Replace

Tip

This is an ADMX-backed policy and requires SyncML format for configuration. For details, see Understanding ADMX-backed policies.

ADMX mapping:

Name Value
Name DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders
Friendly Name Turn off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files
Location User Configuration
Path WindowsComponents > File Explorer
Registry Key Name Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Registry Value Name DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders
ADMX File Name Thumbnails.admx

Policy configuration service provider