Disable the Thumbnail Cache (Windows XP)

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Disable the Thumbnail Cache (Windows XP)
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This setting is used to stop explorer from caching thumbnail pictures and instead refresh any images every time a folder is opened.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'DisableThumbnailCache' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
DisableThumbnailCache	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Adv...

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced]
Name: DisableThumbnailCache
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = enabled, 1 = disable cache)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: May 14, 2002

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