ShowGallery

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

ShowGallery specifies whether to enable the DVD gallery view in Windows® Media Center.

Important

This setting is deprecated and should not be used. This information is for reference only.
In Windows® 7, Windows Media Center contains a Movies strip that includes both a Movie Library tile and a Play DVD tile.

Values

Gallery

Shows the DVD Library tile in the TV + Movies strip on the Windows Media Center Start menu.

Play

Shows the Play DVD tile in the TV + Movies strip on the Windows Media Center Start menu.

Unknown

Specifies that Windows Media Center will scan for DVD changers when it is launched. If one is found, the registry value is changed to Gallery. If none are found, the registry value is changed to Play. This is the default value.

This string type does not support empty elements. Do not create an empty value for this setting.

Valid Configuration Passes

oobeSystem

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-ehome-reg-inf | ShowGallery

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 settings.

<OEMLogoUri>file://c:\mydirectory\mylogo.png</OEMLogoUri>
<OEMName>Fabrikam</OEMName>
<OEMName2>ModelX</OEMName2>
<PreventAutoConnect>true</PreventAutoConnect>
<RestartEnabled>true</RestartEnabled>
<ShowGallery>Gallery</ShowGallery>
<UsePeakModeVideoEncoderSettings>true</UsePeakModeVideoEncoderSettings>
<WorkOffline>true</WorkOffline>

See Also

Concepts

Microsoft-Windows-ehome-reg-inf