0X000D1106

Fix NS_S_WMPCORE_PLAYLIST_NAME_AUTO_GENERATED (0x000D1106)

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📅 September 3, 2026 📅 Updated Sep 24, 2026 👁 17 views Windows Errors Beginner
Windows Media Player auto-names playlists when you save them. This code is harmless, but here's how to set your own name and stop the message.

Quick Answer for Advanced Users

This code is a success message, not an error. It means Windows Media Player generated a default name for your playlist. To fix it, just rename the playlist immediately after saving, or save it with a custom name using the Save Playlist As option.

What This Code Really Means

You're seeing 0x000D1106 (which is NS_S_WMPCORE_PLAYLIST_NAME_AUTO_GENERATED) when you save a playlist in Windows Media Player (WMP) without typing a name. WMP takes the first track's name and appends a number, like "Song Name (2)". This isn't a crash or corruption—it's just WMP being lazy. But the message can confuse you, especially if you're in the middle of organizing a big music library.

This typically happens when you select multiple tracks, right-click, and choose "Add to Playlist" then "New Playlist". If you leave the name field blank and click OK, you get this code. It shows up as a pop-up or in the status bar, depending on your WMP version. I've seen it most often on Windows 10 and Windows 11 with WMP 12.

Fix Steps: Give It a Proper Name

  1. Open Windows Media Player. If you don't have a shortcut, press Windows + R, type wmplayer.exe, and hit Enter.
  2. Go to the Play tab at the top (or look for the playlist pane on the right side).
  3. If you already see a playlist listed with a weird auto-generated name (like "My Playlist (3)"), right-click that name in the Playlists section on the left.
  4. Choose Rename from the context menu. The name becomes editable inline.
  5. Type your desired name—something clear like "Road Trip 2024"—and press Enter.
  6. If you haven't saved yet, do this instead: In the right pane, click the Save Playlist button (it looks like a floppy disk). A text box appears. Type a name before clicking Save.
  7. After you do either of those, the message shouldn't appear again for that playlist.

Right after you click Save, you should see the playlist appear under Playlists with your chosen name, not the auto-generated one.

Alternative Fixes If the Message Keeps Popping Up

Clear the Auto-Generated Playlist

Sometimes WMP creates a hidden playlist with that auto-generated name. To clear it:

  1. In WMP, go to the Library view (click the Library tab).
  2. In the left sidebar, expand Playlists.
  3. Look for any playlist that starts with "Untitled" or has a number in parentheses. Right-click it and select Delete. WMP asks if you want to delete the playlist only or also the files—choose Delete from playlist only to avoid touching your music files.
  4. Then recreate your playlist with a proper name.

Disable the Confirmation Message

If you don't care about naming playlists and just want the message gone, you can turn off the "show status messages" option:

  1. In WMP, press Alt to show the classic menu bar, then click Tools > Options.
  2. Go to the Player tab.
  3. Under Automatic updates, you won't find it there. Look for a checkbox that says "Show status messages"—it's on the Library tab, actually.
  4. So click the Library tab, find "Show status messages", and uncheck it.
  5. Click OK.

After that, you won't see any status prompts like this one.

Why This Happens in Real Life

I've hit this myself when I was adding songs to a playlist while cooking dinner. I meant to type a name but got distracted, hit OK, and walked away. When I came back, I saw that error code and thought I'd broken WMP. Nope—just WMP being a bit too helpful. It's not like a real crash where you lose data. Your files are safe.

Prevention Tip for the Future

The easiest way to avoid this is to build your playlist in the Now Playing list first, then save it with a name from the start. Here's the workflow:

  1. Drag your desired tracks into the right-hand pane (the burn/play list area).
  2. Click the small arrow under the Play tab and choose Save list as a playlist.
  3. Type a name right there. No auto-generation, no error code, done.

Or, if you're super forgetful like me, get in the habit of hitting Ctrl + S after creating a playlist. When the save dialog pops up, WMP suggests a name—just click in that field and type your own. Ten seconds of effort saves you from an annoying popup.

One more thing: This code is harmless, so if you see it and ignore it, nothing breaks. But now you know what it means and how to make it stop.

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