Pictures and video thumbnail preview

Is their a way to modify the settings of files to not see a thumbnail preview
of a file when you click on it? I use a folder/file hide software but the
files can still be found by a search. You can't open them but it gives you a
small preview of the file in the lower left of the search window. However it
only does this for some of them so it must be a setting.

The thumbnail provider for a file can occur in several places in the
registry. It will always be a key labeled
'{E357FCCD-A995-4576-B01F-234630154E96}'. It may be found under the file
type:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asf\ShellEx\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

or under the ProgID:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\icofile\shellex\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]
@="{43372ada-945b-4713-82db-d217b338ae6f}"

or under a 'perceived type' that encompasses multiple file types:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\ShellEx\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]
@="{C7657C4A-9F68-40fa-A4DF-96BC08EB3551}"

So find the filetype you want to eliminate thumbnails for & delete the
{E357FCCD-A995-4576-B01F-234630154E96} key.

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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

Open Folder Options, View tab.
Enable the following option:

"Always show icons, never thumbnails"

Click OK.

i hav got a jepg image which is displayed differently in tumbnails and differently in preview

why is it so can any one tell me why and how to rectify it

Originally Posted by Ramesh, MS-MVP

Open Folder Options, View tab.
Enable the following option:

"Always show icons, never thumbnails"

Click OK.

i hav got a jepg image which is displayed differently in tumbnails and differently in preview

why is it so can any one tell me why and how to rectify it