Silent Acquisition Registry Setting
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Microsoft Windows Media Player uses the following registry value to determine whether to enable silent acquisition, a state in which the player downloads usage rights automatically when the user plays or syncs protected content.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\SilentAcquisition
The SilentAcquisition value has the following form:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SilentAcquisition | REG_DWORD | Set this value to 1 to enable silent acquisition, or set it to 0 to disable silent acquisition. The default is 1. |
To specify a value, the user can start Windows Media Player, open the Options dialog box, click the Privacy tab, and then select or clear the Download usage rights automatically when I play or sync a file check box. Selecting this check box sets SilentAcquisition to 1; clearing the check box sets it to 0.
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