如何禁用Windows Media Player指南

This email struck me as fun, and I felt like answering it (to the best of my ability):

这封电子邮件让我感到很有趣，我想尽可能地答复它：

Hello, I know you are busy and probably do not answer random questions, but I do not know who to turn to and you're a random name off the internet.

您好，我知道您很忙，可能不会回答随机问题，但是我不知道该找谁，而且您是互联网上的随机名字。

I use windows media player.  I like to optimize the way things run to do what I want.  I've been obsessively seeking a way to disable the media guide.  I do not want it accessing the internet and trying to sell me anything I do not plan on buying in the first place.

我使用Windows Media Player。 我喜欢优化事情运行的方式来完成我想要的事情。 我一直在寻找一种禁用媒体指南的方法。 我不希望它访问互联网并试图向我出售我不打算购买的任何物品。

It seems like a conspiracy and I have been unable to remedy this situation.  In desperation I've emailed a good friend of mine and you. 

似乎是阴谋，我无法纠正这种情况。 无奈之下，我给我和你的一个好朋友发了电子邮件。

Where would I go to find this information?  I've done about five google searches and clicked over forty links.  Any help you can offer will be IMMENSELY appreciated.

我在哪里可以找到这些信息？ 我已经完成了大约五次Google搜索，并点击了40个链接。 您能提供的任何帮助将不胜感激。

Here's what I came up with:

这是我想出的：

In Windows Media Player go Tools|Options|Privacy and uncheck EVERY checkbox. This will at least keep Media Player from suggesting things.

在Windows Media Player中，转到“工具” |“选项” |“隐私”，然后取消选中“每个”复选框。 这至少将阻止Media Player提出建议。

Then, go to your c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc and open the file called "HOSTS" in notepad. Add these lines at the very end:

然后，转到c：\ windows \ system32 \ drivers \ etc，然后在记事本中打开名为“ HOSTS”的文件。 在最后添加这些行：

127.0.0.1  windowsmedia.com
127.0.0.1  services1.windowsmedia.com
127.0.0.1  www.windowsmedia.com

127.0.0.1 windowsmedia.com 127.0.0.1 services1.windowsmedia.com 127.0.0.1 www.windowsmedia.com

This doesn't remove the "Guide" Tab, but effectively neuters it.

这不会删除“指南”选项卡，但会有效地使其中立。

翻译自: https://www.hanselman.com/blog/how-to-disable-windows-media-player-guide