Disable the shortcut of Windows Media Player application in new Start menu (For All Users).
The Most Frequent List in new Start menu displays the application names that are regularly used. This setting can disable the shortcut of the application Windows Media Player from appearing in the list.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
Windows displays the most frequently accessed programs, in left panel of the new start menu called most frequent list. This list makes the program accessibility comfortable for users. But, with this setting you can disable the shortcut of the application windows media player in most frequent list of start menu. Wmplayer.exe is the executable program for windows media player. It is an all-in-one media player that provides the best experience for hearing audio files, viewing most of the video formats and streaming audio/video albums. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, create a string value nostartpage, if this value does not exists, and leave the data blank. This removes the shortcut to the application. However, if you want to get the application shortcut back in start menu, delete the string value. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
Windows displays the most frequently accessed programs, in left panel of the new start menu called most frequent list. This list makes the program accessibility comfortable for users. But, with this setting you can disable the shortcut of the application windows media player in most frequent list of start menu. Wmplayer.exe is the executable program for windows media player. It is an all-in-one media player that provides the best experience for hearing audio files, viewing most of the video formats and streaming audio/video albums. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, create a string value nostartpage, if this value does not exists, and leave the data blank. This removes the shortcut to the application. However, if you want to get the application shortcut back in start menu, delete the string value. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to the <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Applications\wmplayer.exe\]</b> key, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > String Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "NoStartPage".

Finally, the created DWORD will look like below.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Applications\wmplayer.exe\]
- Location: Local Machine
- Value Name: NoStartPage
- Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
- Action Type: Add an Entry
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