Guide | How To How to Disable Taskbar Thumbnail Preview in Windows 7

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The thumbnails preview feature for Windows 7 Taskbar displays a small thumbnail preview of opened windows when user hovers mouse over the program’s button or icon on the Taskbar. For users who don’t look at the window’s thumbnail preview, it’s possible to disable (and enable later to revert) Taskbar thumbnail preview in Windows 7.


Here is how you can Disable Taskbar Thumbnail Preview in Windows 7
1.Click on Start button and type GPEdit.msc in Instant Search text box, then hit Enter.

2.Navigate to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Start Menu and Taskbar in left pane of Local Group Policy Editor.
3.Locate and double click on Turn off taskbar thumbnails in right pane of Local Group Policy editor.

4.Select Enabled radion button.
5.Click OK to make the change effective.
6.Logoff and logon again or restart computer if needed.
7.To re-enable Taskbar preview feature in Windows 7, just set the value to Disabled or Not Configured.
 

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