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I have disabled the service for the player but why is it enabled in the first place and how do I get rid of it? (Do not want to play media sharing at work)

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Reset to default
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From How To Disable Windows Media Player 12 Sharing :

  1. Go to Network and Sharing Center (found by clicking your wireless/Ethernet icon in your taskbar)
  2. Select Homegroup and Sharing Options
  3. Select Choose Media Streaming Options
  4. Click Block All
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  • WMP12 doesn't have the "simple-minded solution" Commented Jan 25, 2013 at 17:08
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It's also possible to disable the media sharing from Services

  1. Click "Start" and select the "Control Panel."
  2. Go to "Administrative Tools" and open "Services."
  3. Find "Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service" and double-click on it.
  4. Click "Stop" under the "General" tab and then select "Ok.", or set the service to "Disabled".

http://www.ehow.com/how_7209048_disable-windows-media-player-sharing.html

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    It still works years later. For anyone else with this problem consider changing the start-up type to disabled it's on the same tab mention in step 4. Commented Jan 24, 2018 at 17:59
  • FWIW the setting out of the box is manual. Also, you may be interested to reset this and this keys (and the firewall rule) to reset everything to the default state. Commented May 8, 2022 at 21:28
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1.Open Notepad and Paste:

@echo off

sc config "WMPNetworkSvc" start= disabled

sc stop "WMPNetworkSvc"

pause

2.Save File (Example): _WMP_Sharing_Disable.bat

3.Right-Button => Run as Administrator

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