Policy
Configure MMS Proxy
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows2000, WindowsServer2003, WindowsXP
This policy setting allows you to specify the MMS proxy settings for Windows Media Player. If you enable this policy setting, select one of the following proxy types: - Autodetect: the proxy settings are automatically detected. - Custom: unique proxy settings are used. If the Custom proxy type is selected, the rest of the options on the Setting tab must be specified; otherwise, the default settings are used. The options are ignored if Autodetect is selected. The Configure button on the Network tab in the Player is not available and the protocol cannot be configured. If the "Hide network tab" policy setting is also enabled, the entire Network tab is hidden. This policy setting is ignored if the "Streaming media protocols" policy setting is enabled and Multicast is not selected. If you disable this policy setting, the MMS proxy server cannot be used and users cannot configure the MMS proxy settings. If you do not configure this policy setting, users can configure the MMS proxy settings.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\MMS Value name ProxyPolicy | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Proxy address ID ProxyAddress | text | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\MMS Value name ProxyAddress Type REG_SZ | None | |
| User | Do not use proxy server for addresses beginning with ID DoNotUseProxyLocal | text | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\MMS Value name ExludeFromProxy Type REG_SZ | None | |
| User | Proxy port ID ProxyPort | decimal | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\MMS Value name ProxyPort Type REG_DWORD | Range: 1 to 65535 | |
| User | Proxy type ID Proxytype | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\MMS Value name ProxyType Type REG_DWORD | Options: Autodetect (3), Custom (2) | |
| User | Bypass proxy for local addresses ID BypassProxyLocal | boolean | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\MMS Value name BypassProxyLocal Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |