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Lock the Selected Media Player Skin (All Windows)

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.

This tweak can be easily applied using WinGuides Tweak Manager.
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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)

Registry Editor Example
|NameTypeData|
|(Default)REG_SZ(value not set)|
|DefaultSkinREG_SZClassic.wmz|
|SetAndLockSkinREG_DWORD0x00000001 (1)|
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|HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPl...|
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Registry Settings
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
Value Name: SetAndLockSkin, DefaultSkin

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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 15, 2002

 
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