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Mauro Huculak

How to disable File Explorer thumbnails on Windows 11

Windows 11 disable thumbnails.

On Windows 11, the modern version of File Explorer can also show thumbnails for a quick preview of the contents of a file, folder, document, image, or video.

Although this feature can be usable to find files and folders faster without even having to open them or look at their name, it can make browsing slower and cause problems since the system has to scan and render image previews for every piece of content.

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