Tag: User Configuration
Configure Network Buffering
This policy setting allows you to specify whether network buffering uses the default or a specified number of seconds. If you enable this policy setting select one of the following options to specify the number of seconds streaming media is buffered before it is played. – Custom: the number of seconds up to 60 that streaming media is buffered. – Default: default network buffering is used and the number of seconds that is specified is ignored. The “Use default buffering” and “Buffer” options on the Performance tab in the Player are not available. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users can change the buffering options on the Performance tab.
Streaming Media Protocols
This policy setting allows you to specify that Windows Media Player can attempt to use selected protocols when receiving streaming media from a server running Windows Media Services. If you enable this policy setting the protocols that are selected on the Network tab of the Player are used to receive a stream initiated through an MMS or RTSP URL from a Windows Media server. If the RSTP/UDP check box is selected a user can specify UDP ports in the Use ports check box. If the user does not specify UDP ports the Player uses default ports when using the UDP protocol. This policy setting also specifies that multicast streams can be received if the “Allow the Player to receive multicast streams” check box on the Network tab is selected. If you enable this policy setting the administrator must also specify the protocols that are available to users on the Network tab. If the administrator does not specify any protocols the Player cannot access an MMS or RTSP URL from a Windows Media server. If the “Hide network tab” policy setting is enabled the entire Network tab is hidden. If you do not configure this policy setting users can select the protocols to use on the Network tab. If you disable this policy setting the Protocols for MMS URLs and Multicast streams areas of the Network tab are not available and the Player cannot receive an MMS or RTSP stream from a Windows Media server.
Prevent CD and DVD Media Information Retrieval
This policy setting allows you to prevent media information for CDs and DVDs from being retrieved from the Internet. If you enable this policy setting the Player is prevented from automatically obtaining media information from the Internet for CDs and DVDs played by users. In addition the Retrieve media information for CDs and DVDs from the Internet check box on the Privacy Options tab in the first use dialog box and on the Privacy tab 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 Retrieve media information for CDs and DVDs from the Internet check box.
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.
Prevent Radio Station Preset Retrieval
This policy setting allows you to prevent radio station presets from being retrieved from the Internet. If you enable this policy setting the Player is prevented from automatically retrieving radio station presets from the Internet and displaying them in Media Library. In addition presets that exist before the policy is configured are not be updated and presets a user adds are not be displayed. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the Player automatically retrieves radio station presets from the Internet.
Allow Screen Saver
This policy setting allows a screen saver to interrupt playback. If you enable this policy setting a screen saver is displayed during playback of digital media according to the options selected on the Screen Saver tab in the Display Properties dialog box in Control Panel. The Allow screen saver during playback check box on the Player tab in the Player is selected and is not available. If you disable this policy setting a screen saver does not interrupt playback even if users have selected a screen saver. The Allow screen saver during playback check box is cleared and is not available. If you do not configure this policy setting users can change the setting for the Allow screen saver during playback check box.
Prevent Codec Download
This policy setting allows you to prevent Windows Media Player from downloading codecs. If you enable this policy setting the Player is prevented from automatically downloading codecs to your computer. In addition the Download codecs automatically check box on the Player tab in the Player is not available. If you disable this policy setting codecs are automatically downloaded and the Download codecs automatically check box is not available. If you do not configure this policy setting users can change the setting for the Download codecs automatically check box.
Turn off Windows Mail application
Denies or allows access to the Windows Mail application. If you enable this setting access to the Windows Mail application is denied. If you disable or do not configure this setting access to the Windows Mail application is allowed.
Turn off the communities features
Windows Mail will not check your newsgroup servers for Communities support.
Location where all default Library definition files for users/machines reside.
This policy setting allows you to specify a location where all default Library definition files for users/machines reside. If you enable this policy setting administrators can specify a path where all default Library definition files for users reside. The user will not be allowed to make changes to these Libraries from the UI. On every logon the policy settings are verified and Libraries for the user are updated or changed according to the path defined. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting no changes are made to the location of the default Library definition files.