windows-itpro-docs/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-thumbnails.md

title, description, ms.date

title	description	ms.date
ADMX_Thumbnails Policy CSP	Learn more about the ADMX_Thumbnails Area in Policy CSP.	09/27/2024

Policy CSP - ADMX_Thumbnails

[!INCLUDE ADMX-backed CSP tip]

DisableThumbnails

Scope	Editions	Applicable OS
❌ Device ✅ User	✅ Pro ✅ Enterprise ✅ Education ✅ Windows SE ✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC	✅ Windows 10, version 2004 with KB5005101 [10.0.19041.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 20H2 with KB5005101 [10.0.19042.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 21H1 with KB5005101 [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 don't 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

[!INCLUDE ADMX-backed policy note]

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	✅ Pro ✅ Enterprise ✅ Education ✅ Windows SE ✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC	✅ Windows 10, version 2004 with KB5005101 [10.0.19041.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 20H2 with KB5005101 [10.0.19042.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 21H1 with KB5005101 [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 only icons and never displays thumbnail images on network folders by default.

• If you disable this policy setting, File Explorer displays thumbnail images on network folders.

• If you enable or don't configure this policy setting, File Explorer displays only icons and never displays thumbnail images on network folders.

Note

Allowing the use of thumbnail images from network folders can expose the users' computers to security risks.

Description framework properties:

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

[!INCLUDE ADMX-backed policy note]

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	✅ Pro ✅ Enterprise ✅ Education ✅ Windows SE ✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC	✅ Windows 10, version 2004 with KB5005101 [10.0.19041.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 20H2 with KB5005101 [10.0.19042.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 21H1 with KB5005101 [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 doesn't create, read from, or write to thumbs.db files.

• If you disable or don't 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

[!INCLUDE ADMX-backed policy note]

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

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