In addition to the technique shown in Windows 8.1 – How to get rid of Thumbs.db, you can also achieve the same result by doing a registry hack. Be sure to backup your registry settings before making any changes (just in case).
In your system registry, navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Explorer \Advanced
In that key, you’ll find a DWORD value named “DisableThumbnailCache” (or create a new one if it does not already exist).
Change the setting from 0 to 1.
That will disable the creation of the thumbnail caches.
You may have to reboot your computer to make the change take effect.
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