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Settings that affect your privacy

The following Player menu commands, options, and buttons may affect the privacy of your media information and Player usage. For more information about Player features that also affect your privacy, see the Windows Media Player privacy statement at the Microsoft Web site.

Command, check box, or button	For more information
Work Offline command	Working offline To work offline
Download codecs automatically check box	Setting general Player options
Retrieve media information for CDs and DVDs from the Internet check box	Setting privacy options To stop retrieving media information automatically
Update my music files (WMA and MP3 files) by retrieving missing media information from the Internet check box	Setting Media Library options To change how media information is updated
Acquire licenses automatically for protected content check box	Setting privacy options To acquire licenses automatically
Send unique Player ID to content providers check box	Setting privacy options
Cookies button (to allow cookies to be stored on your computer)	Setting privacy options
Customer Experience Improvement Program (I want to help make Microsoft software and services even better by sending Player usage data to Microsoft check box)	Setting privacy options
Save file and URL history in the Player check box	Setting privacy options
Clear History button	Setting privacy options
Clear CD/DVD button	Setting privacy options To remove stored media information for CDs and DVDs
Restore Now button (to restore licenses)	Understanding licensed files To restore your licenses

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Settings that affect your privacy

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