Prevent Desktop Shortcut Creation

This policy setting allows you to prevent a shortcut icon for the Player from being added to the user's desktop. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot add the Player shortcut icon to their desktops. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can choose whether to add the Player shortcut icon to their desktops.

This policy has no additional user input fields.

• Computer
  Do Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes

  Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
• Computer
  Prevent Automatic Updates

  Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
• User
  Prevent CD and DVD Media Information Retrieval

  Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
• Computer
  Prevent Media Sharing

  Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP or Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista or later.
• User
  Prevent Music File Media Information Retrieval

  Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
• Computer
  Prevent Quick Launch Toolbar Shortcut Creation

  Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
• User
  Prevent Radio Station Preset Retrieval

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only