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Windows 7 Media Player interrupts playback to change media when disc inserted (not autoplay)
Windows 7 Media Player interrupts playback to change media when disc inserted (not autoplay)
Media player stops current playback and starts playing media from a CD/DVD when inserted. This isn't Autoplay - the autoplay dialog pops up in addition to WMP changing media. There doesn't seem to be a switch on the Options menu to control this behavior. How do I turn it off?
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- I have this issue too.
- watching video
- insert disc
-wmp playback is interrupted, also clicking resume does neither resume what I was watching nor temporally seek where I was
This is NOT autoplay NOR autorun. Let's call it WMP's ability to autodetect that new media has become available. There needs to be a way to disable this autodetect feature of WMP 12 (autodetect seems to be only in the latest version). If there is no such way to disable this behavior, then it should be concluded that disabling this behavior is not supported, and those of us with this annoyance should find an alternative player.
I found that if you play through Windows Media Center , it'll ask you before doing something; so you can choose to do nothing. I was able to do this by right-clicking -> open with -> Windows Media Center. This way you're still using WMP (behind that fancy-ish UI), so you still have all your usual codecs/filters/other-playback-stuff support. I think everyone on Windows 7 Home Premium and up will have this; Vista, you might also have this, though not sure which distributions.
For me, this is good enough. alt+enter to switch in/out of fullscreen as usual. If you multi-monitor, full-screen wants to lock in your mouse but you can alt+tab without it going out of fullscreen. Just keep enough other windows open so that WMCenter doesn't regain focus and steal your mouse again. Furthermore, if you do end up interrupting playback, asking WMCenter to play the file again will give you a Netflix-like option to resume where you left off.
FYI this is the #1 google result for finding the answer to this problem. That makes this the number one place to get an answer.- Edited bydirkraft Wednesday, December 09, 2009 2:11 AMfixed some details
- Marked As Answer byDavid Turner Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:05 PM
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Hi David Turner,
Thank you for visiting Microsoft Vista Community Forums.
Windows operating systems have two similar features called autorun and autoplay. When you insert removable media (such as a CD) in your computer, the autorun feature automatically runs a program on the removable media. Autoplay appears with Windows XP and allows a user to select which program to use with different sorts of media. Autoplay seeks input from the user as to which program to use in association with different media; whereas autorun is responsible for running that program once the user indicates their preference
You can follow the steps below and disable the Autorun functionality in Windows and check if that works
1. Click Start, type Gpedit.msc in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER. Collapse this imageExpand this imageIf you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
2. Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components, and then click Autoplay Policies.
3. In the Details pane, double-click Default Behavior for AutoRun.
4. Click Enabled, and then select Do not execute any autorun commands in the Default Autorun behavior box to disable Autorun on all drives.
5. Restart the computer.
Let me know if this worked.
Hope this is helpful.
Regards,
Vijay K - Microsoft Support
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- Thank you for your answer, Vijay. Unfortunately it hasn't solved my problem. What's happening is that I'm playing a video from my hard disk, and then I insert an audio CD or DVD (or even just a disk with some media files on it). WMP12 stops playing the video and starts playing the newly-inserted media. This is a feature I find annoying, and I'd like to turn it off.
- There are registry entries for nodrivetypeautorun
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:0x000000FF
Create a restore point before trying it.Rating posts helps other usersMark L. Ferguson MS-MVP - When I Click Start and type Gpedit.ms into my final production version of Windows 7 Home Premium, I receive a not found message.I think disabling autorun is a security issue.
When I Click Start and type Gpedit.ms into my final production version of Windows 7 Home Premium, I receive a not found message.
gpedit.msc is in Home Premium.Rating posts helps other usersMark L. Ferguson MS-MVP- I have this issue too. I've read that gpedit.msc is NOT in Windows 7 Home Premium. When I try to run it ... I just get a search window. It does not seem to exist.
Also - the registry key you provided ...
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:0x000000FF
... doesn't seem to work as the tree breaks down at \Policies\ which exists ... but is blank with no entries or tree below.
I need to turn off AUTORUN ... why is that so hard in Windows 7 - Home Premium ????
VERY frustating bug if you ask me !! - Mark, thanks but still no cigar. The registry setting you provided does indeed disable AutoRun (which is quite handy if you don't like it), but WMP is still switching media when a disc is inserted. I'm convinced it's a WMP setting rather than a Windows setting, because as I mentioned before the AutoPlay dialog box pops up in addition to WMP starting to play the new media.
- @Fiat Currency (interesting nick btw), just create the "Explorer" key and add the setting. It's quite common for default behavior not to be explicitly specified in the registry.
Mark, thanks but still no cigar. The registry setting you provided does indeed disable AutoRun (which is quite handy if you don't like it), but WMP is still switching media when a disc is inserted. I'm convinced it's a WMP setting rather than a Windows setting, because as I mentioned before the AutoPlay dialog box pops up in addition to WMP starting to play the new media.
David - you've described this problem perfectly. I've been all over the Web and cannot find an answer to this yet.
Here I am today. Listening to music, doing email etc and ripping my DVDs. Everytime I put another DVD into the drive Windows Media Player stops playing my playlist and wants to open the DVD.
This is the same problem you are having right? I've never had this problem in Vista Home Premium ... and it's not an Autoplay setting as I've turned them all off.
I could put the Autorun registry entries in as Mark provided ... but you also indicate that they don't fix the problem. Correct ?- Your search must not be indexed to find it. Group Policy is also a tree in Computer Management.
Control Panel has an Autoplay item.Rating posts helps other usersMark L. Ferguson MS-MVP - Mark - I appreciate you trying to help out. You were right about the search index. I searched the entire c:\ and found it (gpedit.msc).
However, when I attempt to run it ... I get an error stating "MMC could not create the snap-in."
I've disabled every setting for Autplay under Control Panel. That doesn't work either.
I'm trying not to be frustrated ... but ... Any other ideas ? - Hey all,
I wanted to chime in. I'm also having this issue, and as far as I can tell, this IS NOT an autoplay issue. I've disabled everything, all drives, and the media player still wants to switch priority to inserted discs. I can not believe how annoying this is. I've been watching a video on my hard drive, while un-archiving a stack of old backups back to my hard drives, and EVERY TIME i insert a disc, the focus is lost, and I get a "return to previous playlist," but it doesn't remember the state, and I have to re-find where I was. In the big scheme of things, this truly IS a minor annoyance, but as I have a stack of DVDs on my desk that I'm putting back on my hard drive, this problem is annoying me every 5 or so minutes.
Simply aggravating.
I found a link on the web that suggested a WMP registry key (this was for WMP10). I couldn't find this registry key in my registry, so I tried to create one, but it didn't help. It's odd, because the OP of that thread said that this did indeed work for WMP12. I'm dying to hear from the experts here if there's a fix for this. :(
Thanks in advance,
JD - Yes, that's precisely the same problem.
Mark - I appreciate you trying to help out. You were right about the search index. I searched the entire c:\ and found it (gpedit.msc).
However, when I attempt to run it ... I get an error stating "MMC could not create the snap-in."
I've disabled every setting for Autplay under Control Panel. That doesn't work either.
I'm trying not to be frustrated ... but ... Any other ideas ?
You probably have the UAC turned off. I would rightclick gbedit.msc to 'run as admin'
If no help, your system has some hostile setting in Policy.
Aside from playing around in Policy, I am begenning to think that a filetype setting in Default Programs/change a filetype association..' may be your ticket. Simply removing the association for those filetypes would not prevent WMP from playing them, you would simply have to open them in Media player, and give up the 'play on click' for that filetype. Maybe that would not be what you want, but it would stop the autorun.
Rating posts helps other usersMark L. Ferguson MS-MVP- Any Windows Media Player devs who might be able to say if WMP detects discs being inserted and changes its playlist?
- Any news on this? Gets irritating trying to watch my TV shows and rip music at the same time, I have to shut down WMP then reopen it after I put the disk in.
- Proposed As Answer byfunman1 Sunday, November 08, 2009 7:56 AM
- Start>All Programs>Default Programs> Set Your default Programs and then>
Change Autoplay Settings.
dvdauto.png
This works for me- Proposed As Answer byfunman1 Sunday, November 08, 2009 8:02 AM
Here I am today. Listening to music, doing email etc and ripping my DVDs. Everytime I put another DVD into the drive Windows Media Player stops playing my playlist and wants to open the DVD.
Have exactly the same issue.
This exasperating behaviour is not solve by changing control pannel autoplay settings.Start>All Programs>Default Programs> Set Your default Programs and then>
Change Autoplay Settings.
dvdauto.png
This works for me
It isn't autoplay. It only does it if WMP is open when you put a CD in.- Oh thank god i thought it was just me
i have excactly the same issue and have been browsing the web for a week or so to find a solution , like everyone here i have tried all the autoplay options and i have also come to the conclusion that its a Media player issue
media player seems to assume that i want to play any media i insert into a drive and i really dont - well after weeks of trying to figure this out i googled about and downgraded MP 12 to MP 11 and the whole thing is great again
shame as MP 12 seemed quite good but that one annoying oh so helpful but really not helpful feature kills it for me Hi All,
This behavior is by design. This is from windows 7 help file. You cannot modify it if it’s incorporated with the media that you are playing.
What's the difference between AutoPlay and autorun?
AutoPlay
AutoPlay is a Windows feature that lets you choose which program to use to start different kinds of media, such as music CDs, or CDs and DVDs containing photos. For example, if you have more than one media player installed on your computer, AutoPlay will ask which media player you want to use when you try to play a music CD for the first time. You can change AutoPlay settings for each media type.
Autorun
Autorun is a technology used to automatically start programs or enhanced content (such as video content on a music CD) when you insert a CD or another media type into your computer. This is different from AutoPlay, but the result is often the same: when inserted, the CD starts automatically by using a particular program. Autorun is incorporated into the media types that use it, and you can't modify it; then the behavior you are seeing is by design.
When you try to play a CD or another media type that uses autorun, AutoPlay asks you to choose an action to perform (for example, to play the autorun content or to skip it).
Reference Windows Help & How to link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Whats-the-difference-between-AutoPlay-and-autorun
If you have any feedback about any Microsoft product / Service I would suggest you to visit Microsoft Product Feedback and Bug reporting _ Microsoft connect http://connect.microsoft.com and let us know what you think.
Hope this is helpful.
Thanks and Regards,
Vijay K - Microsoft Support
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[If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]- Marked As Answer byMary- Support EngineerMicrosoft Support, ModeratorTuesday, December 01, 2009 10:19 PM
- Unmarked As Answer byDavid Turner Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:00 PM
- So theres no way to stop this ...
its madness that i cannot play some MP3 music on media player and archive old files from Dvd or Cd at the same time
a few weeks ago i was listening to music i was backing up old avi files that i had on several disks that i had made of my lad over the last couple of years
the intention was to copy the files to a flashdrive
but everytime i inserted a disk Media player would decide that if i had inserted the disk i must want to watch whats on it and stop listening to Music ...... and thats not what i want to do
i have set Autoplay to open mixed media files so that i can choose the files i want but the autorun feature in Win 7 chooses to play a disk regardless of what i am doing at the time is not what i want
downgrading to Media Player 11 on Win 7 has stopped this so there must be a way to stop it on Media Player 12
Just because i insert a disk into the Drive that has MP3's or Avi's etc that Does not mean that i want to play them and the inability to stop media player doing that is madness - I have this issue too.
- watching video
- insert disc
-wmp playback is interrupted, also clicking resume does neither resume what I was watching nor temporally seek where I was
This is NOT autoplay NOR autorun. Let's call it WMP's ability to autodetect that new media has become available. There needs to be a way to disable this autodetect feature of WMP 12 (autodetect seems to be only in the latest version). If there is no such way to disable this behavior, then it should be concluded that disabling this behavior is not supported, and those of us with this annoyance should find an alternative player.
I found that if you play through Windows Media Center , it'll ask you before doing something; so you can choose to do nothing. I was able to do this by right-clicking -> open with -> Windows Media Center. This way you're still using WMP (behind that fancy-ish UI), so you still have all your usual codecs/filters/other-playback-stuff support. I think everyone on Windows 7 Home Premium and up will have this; Vista, you might also have this, though not sure which distributions.
For me, this is good enough. alt+enter to switch in/out of fullscreen as usual. If you multi-monitor, full-screen wants to lock in your mouse but you can alt+tab without it going out of fullscreen. Just keep enough other windows open so that WMCenter doesn't regain focus and steal your mouse again. Furthermore, if you do end up interrupting playback, asking WMCenter to play the file again will give you a Netflix-like option to resume where you left off.
FYI this is the #1 google result for finding the answer to this problem. That makes this the number one place to get an answer.- Edited bydirkraft Wednesday, December 09, 2009 2:11 AMfixed some details
- Marked As Answer byDavid Turner Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:05 PM
- If it's Autorun, then why doesn't it happen with Windows Media Player version 11?Mary - this is a "feature" of WMP 12, nothing to do with Autorun or Autoplay.(And for the record, this is a feature we want to be able to turn off! Please pass that on to the WMP team!)
- +2 !!!
As an "early finder" of this annoyance/feature/bug/SNAFU - please let us control our own computers ;-)
I am not a WMP user, but I have been trying to run gpedit.msc for other reasons and am coming across the same error with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (pre-installed on a new Dell Studio 15). I had to search in non-indexed locations to find gpedit.msc and then when I try to run it, whether as Administrator or not, it gives the error "MMC could not create the snap-in." UAC is currently enabled.Mark - I appreciate you trying to help out. You were right about the search index. I searched the entire c:\ and found it (gpedit.msc).
However, when I attempt to run it ... I get an error stating "MMC could not create the snap-in."
I've disabled every setting for Autplay under Control Panel. That doesn't work either.
I'm trying not to be frustrated ... but ... Any other ideas ?
You probably have the UAC turned off. I would rightclick gbedit.msc to 'run as admin'
If no help, your system has some hostile setting in Policy.
Aside from playing around in Policy, I am begenning to think that a filetype setting in Default Programs/change a filetype association..' may be your ticket. Simply removing the association for those filetypes would not prevent WMP from playing them, you would simply have to open them in Media player, and give up the 'play on click' for that filetype. Maybe that would not be what you want, but it would stop the autorun.
Rating posts helps other usersMark L. Ferguson MS-MVPCan someone help me figure out why I am getting this error and how I can run gpedit.msc normally?Thanks.
Sorry m8 but gpedit.msc is not included in any of the Win 7 home editions
I am not a WMP user, but I have been trying to run gpedit.msc for other reasons and am coming across the same error with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (pre-installed on a new Dell Studio 15). I had to search in non-indexed locations to find gpedit.msc and then when I try to run it, whether as Administrator or not, it gives the error "MMC could not create the snap-in." UAC is currently enabled.
- First, I'd like to say this is a most aggravating and ridiculous bug: WMP should not interrupt any on-going playback for any reason when inserting a DVD.
The fine play on the word by Microsoft about "it's not autoplay, it's autorun" is precisely what prevents them from understanding the users' perspective.
It's already hard to find this Autoplay Control Panel (that specific DVD option should also be in WMP Tools|Options|DVD menu), but if it ignores our "Do nothing" answer to the question asking us what to do when we insert a DVD, that's a big FAIL.
The gpedit.msc autorun workaround does not solve the problem (I tried it on my Win7 Ultimate PC), and even worse, it disables all kinds of desired autoruns, like when I insert a SD card to import videos and pictures, so it fails twice and it shows that it is purely a WMP bug, not an autoplay/autorun/Windows one.
The registry key solution also does not work, there is no such "Explorer" key under Policies in Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
There are hundreds of valid reasons why we wouldn't want an inserted CD or DVD to interrupt or launch a WMP sessions, it is a serious regression bug compared to Vista or WMP11, so please fix it and don't give users any autoplay/autorun mumbo jumbo. Chimel, I couldn't agree more. This is simply unbelievable. The issue has been described perfectly, and yet "oh....it's autorun...autoplay...here's the difference...". Unbelievable............ You're sitting there listening to music, you pop a DVD Video disc into your DVD drive, and playback of your music stops.... You've gotta be kidding.... Wasn't Windows Media Player tested before it was released??? I don't mean to sound harsh, but I'm becomming very impatient, especially with the demonstrated lack of understanding from Microsoft support. To be honest, this is ruining my Windows 7 experience. ................I'M A PC, AND THIS WAS NOT MY IDEA....
- adamata, I feel the same as you with your Windows 7 experience. I have found this thread very helpful in that I am not the only person having this problem.
My Issue......
I currently am trying to convert my DVD collection onto my hard drive. Every time I insert a DVD it begins to play automatically regardless of what i am doing. The bigger issue is, there is NO picture and there are NO open programs playing the DVD. So therefore I can't stop it from playing. When i try to actually play the DVD in Windows media Centre I can't because it is being accessed by something else. I have only had this computer and been running Windows 7 for a week or so and I do not have the internet so I know it is not a Spyware program or virus.
Can anyone offer their thoughts or help in any way?
Thanks in advance - I think we should start a new thread as the original poster has marked this one as solved and im sure that means that they wont look in here again
i will start a new one and post the link here so that you can copy and paste your posts over to it
ok copy and paste the link below and lets see if we can get an answer to this as i would love to switch back to MP12
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7pictures/thread/0b25fe7e-d3b1-4c54-abb5-f2001dbd4f41
