Windows 10 or Windows 11 thumbnails slow to load?
Or even picture thumbnails not showing?
In this post onMiniTool, we will show youhow to speed up Windows thumbnail loading.
However, many users find that thumbnails load slowly in File Explorer.
If the thumbnail cannot be loaded for a long time, it may reduce work efficiency.
For specific steps, hey follow the guidance below.
So, you should probably verify the thumbnail feature is turned on by following the steps below.
Open Windows configs from the Start menu.
Select theSystemoption, and move on to theAbouttab.
In the right panel, clickAdvanced system controls.
In the new window, under theAdvancedtab, clickSettingsfrom thePerformancesection.
Under theVisual Effectstab, double-check theShow thumbnails instead of iconsoption is selected.
Click theApplyandOKbuttons sequentially to make the above changes take effect.
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Way 2. it’s possible for you to turn the thumbnail caching by configuring group policies.
Navigate to this location:User Configuration>Administrative Templates>Windows Components>File Explorer.
In the right panel, find and double-clickTurn off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files.
In the new window, select theEnabledoption.
After that, clickApply>OK.
Step 5. reboot your rig and check whether the issue has been resolved.
Way 3.
So, you might stop Windows from deleting the thumbnail cache by editing Windows registries.
Navigate to the following path:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Thumbnail Cache
Step 3.
In the right panel, double-click theAutorunkey.
After that, set its value data to0and clickOKto save this change.
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Way 4.
Here is how to do that.
In the right panel, right-press any blank space and selectNew>String Value.
Name the newly created value toMax Cached Icons.
Double-clickMax Cached Iconsand set up its value data to4096.
Bottom Line
How to speed up Windows thumbnail loading in Windows 10/11?
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