Policy
Turn off the display of snippets in Content view mode
This policy setting allows you to turn off the display of snippets in Content view mode. If you enable this policy setting, File Explorer will not display snippets in Content view mode. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, File Explorer shows snippets in Content view mode by default.
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / File Explorer
Policy ID
97b0be2736b8Internal name
HideContentViewModeSnippetsRegistry
Copy registry mappings
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\HideContentViewModeSnippets (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\HideContentViewModeSnippets (disabled) = 0Policy notes
This policy setting allows you to turn off the display of snippets in Content view mode. If you enable this policy setting, File Explorer will not display snippets in Content view mode. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, File Explorer shows snippets in Content view mode by default.
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