Disable Media Player Upgrade Message (All Windows)

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Disable Media Player Upgrade Message (All Windows)
Category: Home > Software > Media Player

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This setting allows you to disable the automatic Media Player upgrade message that appears when a new version of the player has been released.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'AskMeAgain' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
AskMeAgain	REG_SZ	"no"


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\PlayerUpgrade

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\PlayerUpgrade]
Name: AskMeAgain
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: "yes" or "no"

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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