diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 0198fdf1..1ea1ff51 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 * text eol=lf
 
+*.reg text eol=crlf
+
 *.png binary
 *.gif binary
diff --git a/contrib/README.md b/contrib/README.md
index 5ea04b38..25a5e3d6 100644
--- a/contrib/README.md
+++ b/contrib/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 * assumes the webserver and copyparty is running on the same server/IP
 * modify `10.13.1.1` as necessary if you wish to support browsers without javascript
 
+### [`explorer-nothumbs-nofoldertypes.reg`](explorer-nothumbs-nofoldertypes.reg)
+disables thumbnails and folder-type detection in windows explorer, makes it way faster (especially for slow/networked locations (such as copyparty-fuse))
+
 # OS integration
 init-scripts to start copyparty as a service
 * [`systemd/copyparty.service`](systemd/copyparty.service)
diff --git a/contrib/explorer-nothumbs-nofoldertypes.reg b/contrib/explorer-nothumbs-nofoldertypes.reg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1869510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/explorer-nothumbs-nofoldertypes.reg
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
+
+; this will do 3 things, all optional:
+;  1) disable thumbnails
+;  2) delete all existing folder type settings/detections
+;  3) disable folder type detection (force default columns)
+;
+; this makes the file explorer way faster,
+; especially on slow/networked locations
+
+
+; =====================================================================
+; 1) disable thumbnails
+
+[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
+"IconsOnly"=dword:00000001
+
+
+; =====================================================================
+; 2) delete all existing folder type settings/detections
+
+[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags]
+
+[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU]
+
+
+; =====================================================================
+; 3) disable folder type detection
+
+[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell]
+"FolderType"="NotSpecified"