{"id":1384,"date":"2015-01-07T15:37:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T15:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=1384"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:09:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:39:08","slug":"enable-or-disable-taskbar-thumbnail-preview-in-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/enable-or-disable-taskbar-thumbnail-preview-in-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable or Disable Taskbar Thumbnail Preview in Windows 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Step by Step Guide to Turn OFF or Turn ON Taskbar Thumbnails in Windows 7 !!<\/span><\/p>\n

Windows 7 taskbar thumbnail preview<\/strong> feature are one of the most attractive features of Windows 7 operating system<\/a>. After hovering over the taskbar thumbnail<\/strong>, it shows the contents of a window through small thumbnail image. With the help of taskbar thumbnail preview, you can navigate to your desired window very easily and specifically.<\/p>\n

Some Windows users consider taskbar thumbnail preview<\/strong> feature very useful, while some people find Windows 7 taskbar preview feature very annoying and want to disable it.<\/p>\n

\"how<\/a><\/p>\n

The perspective of every users are quite different, so we are explaining here the both ways – how to enable or disable taskbar thumbnail preview<\/strong> in Windows 7 computers. Let’s see the step by step Windows tutorials:<\/p>\n

See also:\u00a0<\/strong>Enable or Disable \u201cSingle-Click to Open an Item\u201d in Windows<\/a><\/p>\n

Disable Taskbar Thumbnail Preview in Windows 7<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, open Registry Editor<\/strong> by pressing Win+R<\/strong> keys and typing regedit<\/strong> inside the Run dialog box then pressing Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Step (2):<\/strong> On the Registry Editor window, follow the below given registry key (path):<\/p>\n

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"windows<\/a><\/p>\n

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Step (3):<\/strong> In the right pane of Registry Editor window, create a new DWORD value named DisablePreviewWindow<\/strong>. To do so, right-click<\/strong> on the right pane of Registry Editor and select DWORD (32-bit) value<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n

\"taskbar<\/a><\/p>\n

Step (4):<\/strong> After that rename the DWORD value (New Value #1) name as DisablePreviewWindow<\/strong> and set its value to 1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"windows<\/a><\/p>\n

Step (5):<\/strong> Now, close the Registry Editor and restart your Windows PC.<\/p>\n

Step (6):<\/strong> That’s it! Now you will not see the taskbar thumbnail preview in your Windows 7 PC.<\/p>\n

Important note:<\/strong><\/span> In case, the above mentioned guide doesn’t work for you then create new DWORD names as DisablePreviewDesktop<\/strong><\/span> instead of the above mentioned DWORD (DisablePreviewWindow<\/strong><\/span>) and set its value to 1<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Read also:\u00a0<\/strong>How to Enable or Disable Integrated Webcam in Windows<\/a><\/p>\n

After disabling the taskbar thumbnail feature<\/strong>, if you want to get taskbar thumbnail preview feature back on your Windows 7 PC then follow below mentioned guide:<\/p>\n

Enable\u00a0Taskbar Thumbnail Preview in Windows 7<\/span><\/h2>\n

Step (1):<\/strong> Similarly to above mentioned guide, open Registry Editor<\/strong> by pressing Win+R<\/strong> keys and typing regedit<\/strong> inside the Run dialog box then pressing Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Step (2):<\/strong> On the Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key:<\/p>\n

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Step (3):<\/strong> Now from the right pane of Registry Editor<\/strong> window, simply delete the “DisablePreviewWindow<\/strong>” DWORD value or change its value from 1 to 0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"thumbnail-previews\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Step (4):<\/strong> After that close the Registry Editor window and restart your Windows PC.<\/p>\n

Step (5):<\/strong> That’s it!<\/p>\n

From now, you will be able to view again the taskbar thumbnail preview<\/strong> in your Windows 7 computer.<\/p>\n

Feel free to share your view with us via comments. To get more Windows help, step by step guides, Windows 7 tips and tricks check out our Windows 7 tutorials<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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