Prevent Video Smoothing
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 video smoothing from occurring. If you enable this policy setting, video smoothing is prevented, which can improve video playback on computers with limited resources. In addition, the Use Video Smoothing check box in the Video Acceleration Settings dialog box in the Player is cleared and is not available. If you disable this policy setting, video smoothing occurs if necessary, and the Use Video Smoothing check box is selected and is not available. If you do not configure this policy setting, video smoothing occurs if necessary. Users can change the setting for the Use Video Smoothing check box. Video smoothing is available only on the Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional operating systems.
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer Value name: DontUseFrameInterpolation
Enabled: DontUseFrameInterpolation = 1
Disabled: DontUseFrameInterpolation = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_WindowsMediaPlayer/DontUseFrameInterpolation Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Prevent Video Smoothing
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
"DontUseFrameInterpolation"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent Video Smoothing
# 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 'DontUseFrameInterpolation' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_WindowsMediaPlayer/DontUseFrameInterpolation
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent Video Smoothing
# 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer' -Name 'DontUseFrameInterpolation' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent Video Smoothing
# 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 'DontUseFrameInterpolation' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent Video Smoothing
# 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: Prevent Video Smoothing
# 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer' -Name 'DontUseFrameInterpolation' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent Video Smoothing
# 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 'DontUseFrameInterpolation' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.