Prevent Music File Media Information Retrieval

This policy setting allows you to prevent media information for music files from being retrieved from the Internet. If you enable this policy setting, the Player is prevented from automatically obtaining media information for music files such as Windows Media Audio (WMA) and MP3 files from the Internet. In addition, the Update my music files (WMA and MP3 files) by retrieving missing media information from the Internet check box in the first use dialog box and on the Privacy and Media Library tabs in the Player are not selected and are not available. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can change the setting of the Update my music files (WMA and MP3 files) by retrieving missing media information from the Internet check box.

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.
• Computer
  Prevent Media Sharing

  Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP or Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista or 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
• Computer
  Prevent Video Smoothing

  Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.