Do Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player Description
This policy setting allows you to prevent the anchor window from being displayed when Windows Media Player is in skin mode. If you enable this policy setting, the anchor window is hidden when the Player is in skin mode. In addition, the option on the Player tab in the Player that enables users to choose whether the anchor window displays is not available. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can show or hide the anchor window when the Player is in skin mode by using the Player tab in the Player. If you do not configure this policy setting, and the "Set and lock skin" policy setting is enabled, some options in the anchor window are not available.
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer Value name: GroupPrivacyAcceptance
Enabled: GroupPrivacyAcceptance = 1
Disabled: GroupPrivacyAcceptance = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_WindowsMediaPlayer/DisableSetupFirstUseConfiguration Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Do Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
"GroupPrivacyAcceptance"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Do Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'GroupPrivacyAcceptance' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_WindowsMediaPlayer/DisableSetupFirstUseConfiguration
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Do Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer' -Name 'GroupPrivacyAcceptance' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Do Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'GroupPrivacyAcceptance' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Do Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Do Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer' -Name 'GroupPrivacyAcceptance' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Do Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'GroupPrivacyAcceptance' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.