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This restriction allows you to define and lock the Windows Media Player skin. In addition the user cannot switch the player to full mode or use any features that are not available within the specified skin.

Open your registry and fine the key below.

Create a new string value called "DefaultSkin" and set it to equal the name of the required skin.

Create a new DWORD value called "SetAndLockSkin" and set it to "1" to enable the restriction.

Restart Media Player for the change to take effect.

Note: Requires Windows Media Player 8.0 or greater.

Note: You must use the complete file name for the skin (for example classic.wmz)

		DefaultSkin	REG_SZ	Classic.wmz
		SetAndLockSkin	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)

	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.