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Disable Windows 10/11 Thumbs.db File

Edit the registry to turn off or disable the Thumbs.db thumbnail database cache file in Windows 10 and 11.

First, open the Settings application and navigate to System > Storage > Temporary files and choose to delete Thumbnails.

Second, Create a file named DisableThumbsDatabase.reg and paste the following code into it.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoThumbnailCache"=dword:00000001
"DisableThumbnailCache"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoThumbnailCache"=dword:00000001
"DisableThumbnailCache"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"DisableThumbnailCache"=dword:00000001
"NoThumbnailCache"=dword:00000001

Third, double-click the registry file and merge it to modify the registry.

Fourth, reboot Windows.

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