The Prevent Quick Launch Toolbar Shortcut Creation machine setting should be configured correctly. This policy prevents a shortcut for the Player from being added to the Quick Launch bar. When this policy is not configured or disabled, the user can choose whether to add the shortcut for the Player to the Quick Launch bar. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player\Prevent Quick Launch Toolbar Shortcut Creation (2) KEY: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\QuickLaunchShortcut