This policy prevents a shortcut icon for the Player from being added to the user's desktop. When this policy is not configured or disabled, users can choose whether to add the Player shortcut icon to their desktops. Specifies the prescribed value for 'Prevent Desktop Shortcut Creation' setting for Windows Media Player Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player\Prevent Desktop Shortcut Creation (2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer!DesktopShortcut