Hide Online Media

By mikinho - Posted on October 10th, 2008

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Interface

Registry Key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Start Menu\Applications\Internal\{a8add452-1d1a-4775-acf2-565796306789}

Description:

This is for a per user setting, meaning you could diable the menu item for an extenderⁱ, but leave it for the main Media Center. You can also use the same key under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE for a system wide change (all users and extenders).

This registry entry may not exist, you may need to create the registry key and the string value before you can use it.

"OnStartMenu"="False" - will hide the Online Media strip
"OnStartMenu"="True" - will show the Online Media strip (default)

Please note that disabling the Online Media menu item in Media Center will also hide the program library - this means if a 3rd party application isn't on your start menu, you won't be able to access it.

More Info:

http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/permalink/275938/275740/ShowThread.aspx#275740

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