Every time I download an image, Windows creates a new file called "[Filename]_icon.png" with it some time later.

[Callum MacAlister]

As the title states, every time I download an image to my downloads folder, at some point in the following hours, Windows appends a new file called e.g. "Filename_jpg_icon.png", which makes sorting them a bit difficult; several times I've inadvertently deleted the original and retained the thumbnail. Is there any way to prevent this behavior? It's extremely annoying.I'm running Windows 11 Home.Screenshot included for clarity

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