Change the Title of Windows Media Player (All Windows)

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Change the Title of Windows Media Player (All Windows)
Category: Home > Software > Media Player

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This tweak allows you to customize the title bar text shown on Windows Media Player.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new string value called "TitleBar" and set it to the text you would like display in the title.

Restart Media Player for the change the take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
TitleBar	REG_SZ	"My Media Player"


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
Name: TitleBar
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

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.

Last Modified: April 3, 2002

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