Windows 11 Thumbnail Cache Can Keep Deleted Photo Previews
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Windows has the one or other trick you should know. If, for example, a photo is deleted, it can often still be displayed.
A viral tweet from a recognized user related to the Windows ecosystem has alerted the community after having detected that the thumbnails of the photographs are stored in the operating system, even after removing them. We tell you what is really happening and how you can avoid it. Over the last few days we have witnessed a major stir that has shaken the Microsoft community. X Ayzaa user, where he accumulates more than 20,000 followers, has publi…
Windows 11 can keep thumbnails of photos you deleted. Here's how to remove them
A viral X post says Windows keeps a thumbnail of every photo you delete. Microsoft docs and Raymond Chen show thumbnails are cached only when generated, our test found no new entries, and Disk Cleanup plus a Group Policy setting let you wipe or stop the cache.
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