Prevent Video Smoothing

This policy setting allows you to prevent video smoothing from occurring. If you enable this policy setting, video smoothing is prevented, which can improve video playback on computers with limited resources. In addition, the Use Video Smoothing check box in the Video Acceleration Settings dialog box in the Player is cleared and is not available. If you disable this policy setting, video smoothing occurs if necessary, and the Use Video Smoothing check box is selected and is not available. If you do not configure this policy setting, video smoothing occurs if necessary. Users can change the setting for the Use Video Smoothing check box. Video smoothing is available only on the Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional operating systems.

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.
• 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