• If any of you out there like to use the thumbnail view, especially for browsing through photos and images, it can become a bit of a drain on your system. It is possible to lower the thumbnail size and quality by editing the following registry keys.
  • Open the registry and navigate to :
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft \ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer
  • Create a new DWORD value called ThumbnailSize, and set the value between 32 and 256.
  • And/or create another DWORD value called ThumbnailQuality, and set the value between 50 and 100.
  • Key Details :
  • USER Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft \ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer]
    Value Name: ThumbnailSize
    Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
    Data Value: 32 - 256
  • USER Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft \ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer]
    Value Name: ThumbnailQuality
    Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
    Data Value: 50 - 100