Prevent Media Sharing

Supported OS tags: WindowsVista, WindowsXP

This policy setting allows you to prevent media sharing from Windows Media Player. If you enable this policy setting, any user on this computer is prevented from sharing digital media content from Windows Media Player with other computers and devices that are on the same network. Media sharing is disabled from Windows Media Player or from programs that depend on the Player's media sharing feature. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, anyone using Windows Media Player can turn media sharing on or off.

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 Desktop Shortcut Creation

  Windows Media Player 9 Series and 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