You can disable the taskbar thumbnail feature (sort of) in Windows 7 using a registry edit.
If it doesn’t work please follow the second step which is given below. Select “ Enabled” and click “ Apply” and “ Ok”. Locate “ Turn off Taskbar Thumbnails” in right pan of Group policy editor and double click.Ĥ. Go to User Configuration, Administrative Templates, then Start Menu and Taskbar in left pan of Group Policy Editor.ģ. Open Run windows by pressing Windows Key +R and typeĢ. You may try the following steps to disable the Taskbar thumbnail preview in Windows 7.ġ. If the taskbar thumbnail previews of multiple windows/tabs opened for an icon go past your screen's edge, then they will automatically be displayed in list mode instead of thumbnail preview mode.įor example, if your screen resolution is 1200x800, and say you have more than 15 tabs open in IE, then it will display in list mode when you hover over IE's icon on the taskbar. Which version of Windows is installed on your computer? Because in some version Group policy in not available. Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.Īre you referring to icons in the taskbar?
