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How do I disable previewing a given file type or group of files?
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:36 pm
by Etpoh
Hi. Can you please tell me how I can disable not the whole preview (Alt + P) but only a certain type of files, for example: pdf. Pdf takes a long time to open on my not new laptop. Thanks
Re: How do I disable previewing a given file type or group of files?
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:10 am
by void
To disable PDF previews system wide:
- From the Start menu, search for:
regedit
- Right click Registry Editor and click Run as Administrator.
- In the Registry Editor, navigate to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\ShellEx\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}
Rename this {8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f} key to:
_{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}
(add a _ prefix)
(remove the _ prefix if you wish to revert)
To disable the PDF preview handler in
Everything 1.5:
- In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Advanced tab on the left.
- To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
ifilter
- Select content_ifilter_handlers.
- Set the value to: [{"filter":"*.pdf","handler":""}]
- Click OK.