Customize Windows Media Player Title Bar

Submitted by Srikanth on Wednesday, 27 August 200811 Comments

This hack allows you to change the title bar from Windows Media Player to Windows Media Player provided by <Yourname>. So if you enter the text [GoHacking.Com], it would read: Windows Media Player provided by GoHacking.Com

1. Goto Start->Run.

2. Type “regedit” (without quotes) in the run dialogue box .

3. In the registry editor navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft

4. Create the Key [WindowsMediaPlayer].

Modify/Create the Value Name [TitleBar] according to the Value Data listed below.

Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value]
Value Name: TitleBar
Value Data: [Enter the text to be displayed in the title bar]

5. Exit the Registry editor and reboot.

11 Comments »

VithuL said:

Thanx For ur sharing man

- 30 April 2009 at 8:49 PM

MrNeoDark said:

Nice work buddy….

- 15 May 2009 at 1:48 AM

grill simmons said:

excellent man, i mean i thought only I know about such registry editings(apart from the other comp experts ofcourse). they r really interesting if u know how to do & what to do properly,,,otherwise u pc is gone……. have a nice day!!!!!!!

- 7 July 2009 at 9:58 PM

Ram said:

hello sri!
i tried it but still its not workin!!

- 14 August 2009 at 5:50 PM

PeYN said:

didn’t work

- 15 August 2009 at 9:01 AM

jed said:

i tried this hack on my pc…but unfortunately it doesn’t work..why? my os is genuine OEM service pack 2..is it because my os is genuine or is this work on both genuine and not genuine os?

- 10 January 2010 at 2:36 PM

gulshan rai said:

hiiiiiii i am ur great fan.i need ur help please can u tell me how can i trace and find location of any mobile no.

- 21 January 2010 at 1:37 PM

krw12572 said:

nice working trick…
one of my friend has changed the name “start” from desktop on xp and challenged me that find how this can done.
can u tell me how to change that name “start” to another.
please please please tell me….

- 5 April 2010 at 1:42 PM

Srikanth (author) said:

@ krw12572

Refer this link: How to rename XP start menu button

- 6 April 2010 at 2:31 PM

Vir Arjun Singh said:

I Have Read All Article In The Website And They Are Useful For Me But This Post Won’t Work on My Computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (

- 16 June 2010 at 2:12 AM

akee said:

Hello

Srikanth !

May i know about ‘Folder’ access locking in windows.I don’t understand it and i’ve been trying it.Please bro !.

- 11 January 2011 at 7:46 PM

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