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Lorraine walsh

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    Unable to temporarily delete 'thumbs.db' icon from desktop
    « on: October 04, 2016, 06:38:39 AM »
    Ever since I have upgraded to Win 10, on my desktop 'thumbs.db' icons have been appearing. I constantly delete them, after some time they re-appear. Is there any way I'd be able to delete them temporarily?
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    Re: Unable to temporarily delete 'thumbs.db' icon from desktop
    « Reply #1 on: October 04, 2016, 06:44:42 AM »
    Start - run - gpedit.msc (press enter)

    User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > File Explorer

    Double-click “Turn off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files” option and set it to “Enabled”.
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    Lorraine walsh

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      Re: Unable to temporarily delete 'thumbs.db' icon from desktop
      « Reply #2 on: October 06, 2016, 02:31:41 AM »
      Help appreciated,I have been able to (finally) get rid of those thumbs.db icons. But still I am just curious why do they appear? I mean does this has to do with caches?
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