Policy

Turn off the display of snippets in Content view mode

This policy setting allows you to turn off the display of snippets in Content view mode. If you enable this policy setting, File Explorer will not display snippets in Content view mode. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, File Explorer shows snippets in Content view mode by default.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / File Explorer
Policy ID97b0be2736b8
Internal nameHideContentViewModeSnippets

Registry

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HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\HideContentViewModeSnippets (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\HideContentViewModeSnippets (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to turn off the display of snippets in Content view mode. If you enable this policy setting, File Explorer will not display snippets in Content view mode. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, File Explorer shows snippets in Content view mode by default.

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