Configure Network Buffering

This policy setting allows you to specify whether network buffering uses the default or a specified number of seconds.

If you enable this policy setting, select one of the following options to specify the number of seconds streaming media is buffered before it is played.

- Custom: the number of seconds, up to 60, that streaming media is buffered.
- Default: default network buffering is used and the number of seconds that is specified is ignored.

The "Use default buffering" and "Buffer" options on the Performance tab in the Player are not available.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can change the buffering options on the Performance tab.

Buffering Time

0. Default
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer
   Value Name	BufferingType
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	1

   Registry Hive	Registry Path:	Value Name	Value Type	Value
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER	Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer	UseDefaultBuffering	REG_DWORD	1

1. Custom
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer
   Value Name	BufferingType
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	2

   Registry Hive	Registry Path:	Value Name	Value Type	Value
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER	Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer	UseDefaultBuffering	REG_DWORD	0

Everything below this line applies to Custom network buffering only.

Configure Network Buffering

Registry Hive	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer
Value Name	NetworkBuffering
Value Type	REG_DWORD
Default Value	3
Min Value
Max Value	60