​ ​ 1. First press the win+R shortcut keys on the computer keyboard at the same time to open the run window of the computer. In the open run window, enter gpedit.msc and click Enter. This will open the Group Policy Editor window.

2. In the opened Group Policy Editor window, click to expand [Computer Configuration] - [Administrative Templates] - [Windows Components] in the left menu. Then, find the Windows Media Player item in the left window and Expand.

​​ 3. Then find “Prevent automatic updates” in the right window and double-click to open it. In the open editing window, change the default settings to Enabled, and then click OK to save.

The above are the tips for turning off automatic updates of Windows Media Player in Windows 7 system. Users can easily turn off automatic updates through the Group Policy Editor by using the above method.