Policy
Turn off taskbar thumbnails
This policy setting allows you to turn off taskbar thumbnails. If you enable this policy setting, the taskbar thumbnails are not displayed and the system uses standard text for the tooltips. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the taskbar thumbnails are displayed.
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryStart Menu and Taskbar
Policy ID
9e7c73f07cc3Internal name
TaskbarNoThumbnailRegistry
Copy registry mappings
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\TaskbarNoThumbnail (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\TaskbarNoThumbnail (disabled) = 0Policy notes
This policy setting allows you to turn off taskbar thumbnails. If you enable this policy setting, the taskbar thumbnails are not displayed and the system uses standard text for the tooltips. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the taskbar thumbnails are displayed.
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