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Show thumbnail images for browsing history
Supported versions
- On Windows and macOS since 117 or later
Description
This policy lets you configure whether the history thumbnail feature collects and saves images for the sites you visit. When enabled, this feature makes it easier to identify sites when you hover over your history results. If you don't configure this policy, the thumbnail feature is turned on after a user visits the history hub twice in the past 7 days. If you enable this policy, the history thumbnail collects and saves images for visited sites. If you disable this policy, the history thumbnail doesn't collect and save images for visited sites. When the feature is disabled, existing images are deleted on a per user basis, and the feature no longer collects or saves images when a site is visited.
Supported features
- Can be mandatory: Yes
- Can be recommended: No
- Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
- Per Profile: Yes
- Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: Yes
Data type
- Boolean
Windows information and settings
Group Policy (ADMX) info
- GP unique name: ShowHistoryThumbnails
- GP name: Show thumbnail images for browsing history
- GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
- GP path (Recommended): N/A
- GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx
Example value
Enabled
Registry settings
- Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
- Path (Recommended): N/A
- Value name: ShowHistoryThumbnails
- Value type: REG_DWORD
Example registry value
0x00000001
Mac information and settings
- Preference Key name: ShowHistoryThumbnails
- Example value:
<true/>