SP 50959: The “Display media information from the Internet” option is grayed out in Window Media Player

Symptom: When you select “Tools => Options => Privacy tab” in Window Media Player, you will notice that the “Display media information from the Internet” option is grayed out. This problem may have been caused by a Group Policy setting to control access to this option.
Resolution: This change will examine the system registry and modify the group policy settings to enable the “Display media information from the Internet” option.
Category: Media Player

1. A minimized Windows Media Player window cannot be converted to a mini toolbar
2. Autohide the menu bar in Windows Media Player
3. Cannot access Network settings in Windows Media Player
4. Cannot start Windows Media Player
5. Disable the Windows User Mode Driver Framework service

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