NoDevDiscBalloon

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista

NoDevDiscBalloon disables the system notifications when a new Windows® Media Center Extender appears on the network.

This setting is most commonly used when deploying computers into an enterprise environment or other environment where entertainment is not a priority.

Values

true

When a new Media Center Extender device appears on the network, Windows does not provide a system notification.

false

When a new Media Center Extender device appears on the network, Windows provides a system notification. This is the default value.

Valid Configuration Passes

specialize

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-ehome-reg-inf | NoDevDiscBalloon

Applies To

For a list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-ehome-reg-inf.

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to configure Windows Media Center to not display notifications when new Media Center Extenders appear on the network.

<NoDevDiscBalloon>true</NoDevDiscBalloon>

See Also

Concepts

Microsoft-Windows-ehome-reg-inf