Power-Off Codes

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This page's purpose is to catalogue all known power off codes used with each revision of the WebTV/MSN TV product, their purposes, and how they can be triggered. This list is by no means complete or accurate.

Almost all information so far has been sourced from MattMan's page on known power off codes from his hacking site, with us at the moment merely adding in our own notes and information on previously-unknown power off codes for the MSNTV 2 (codes 8086 and 357).

First-Generation WebTV/MSN TV

To trigger power-off code, turn off unit and either press OPTIONS 3 times and then type out numeric code, or use the remote combo if applicable. The box lights should flash for a bit after successfully detecting the code.

Numeric Code Remote Combo Function Notes
217 ↑, ↓, →, GO Go to phone settings N/A
32768 HOME, BACK, ↑, ↓, GO Clear flash NV RAM (including TellyScript, dialing options, TV listings, etc.) N/A
080813 HOME, BACK, ↓, ↑, GO Clear serial NV RAM (emergency 800 number) N/A
07081969 HOME, →, ←, BACK, GO Force flash download N/A
024995 N/A Boot into diags Doesn't appear to work on New Classic models. Unsure of use.
8675309 ??? Boot into Mini-Browser for downloading Boot or App ROMS (primarily development use for flashing BootROMS) Reported to work on New Classic models.

Production Build Codes (Client 1.1+)

Numeric Code Remote Combo Function Notes
411 HOME, BACK, RECENT, GO Shows technical information for the box N/A
7264 SCROLL DOWN, BACK, HOME, SCROLL UP Clears TellyScript ONLY According to MattMan's website: "Used to be a bug in classic clients that made this secret code work improperly, but with the forced upgrade to client 1.4, this power code now works as expected." This code was removed in MSN TV builds.
7265 ??? Another version of 7264, not currently in general use. This code was removed in MSN TV builds.
77437 BACK, BACK, ↑, ↑, GO "Spooky Dialing Options" N/A
18004693288 ↑, ↓, ←, →, ↑, ↓, ←, →, GO Force signup again N/A
0000 ??? Do MessageWatch mail check (unsupported, but seems to work) N/A

Non-Production Build Codes

Numeric Code Remote Combo Function Notes
93288 ←, →, ←, →, GO Boot into connect setup N/A
90210 N/A Boot into tourist mode N/A
031158 HOME, BACK, ←, →, GO Starts up the Kiosk Demo mode. N/A
061185 N/A Turn off Demo mode on a retail box. If in retail group on the service, demo mode will be reset when it connects and will go back to demo. N/A
0000 N/A Check MessageWatch, Fetch Video Ad. Terminal must have connected to the service, with MessageWatch activated, at least once since it was plugged in. Box should power up, check for mail, and fetch a video ad.
744744 ??? Boot into VFatHax Possibly a WebTV Plus-only code.

LC2/Plus Codes

Numeric Code Remote Combo Function Notes
314159 ??? Disable secure download checking (used on pre-2014 builds as they don't support encrypted downloads) Does 2014 = build 2014?
159753 ??? Delete Disk Cache N/A
48627931 ??? Delete Group Database "The client and service often want to check to see if broad groups of files are present and valid. This is done by checking groups, instead of individual files. Sometimes, the group gets out of sync with the individual files. This code destroys the group database, so the service will download everything again (IR, EPG, etc.), or at least take a look at individual files."
7445000 ??? Delete Video Ads from Disk N/A
55325532 ??? Delete Everything But The Browser N/A

Internal

Numeric Code Remote Combo Function Notes
24682468 ??? Trashes the browser image N/A
13571357 ??? Writes a few spare bytes into NVRAM, so the checksum will fail N/A
7225000 ??? Blanks TV listings -- deletes current set of TV listings N/A
7335000 ??? Blanks IR Blaster Codes -- deletes current set of IR blaster codes N/A
1111 ??? Forces Data downloads in non-debug, non-production builds N/A

Export Build Codes

Numeric Code Remote Combo Function Notes
46725 ??? Toggles between NTSC and PAL mode N/A

Japanese Dreamcast

Power-off codes for WebTV for Dreamcast.

To activate, press the S3 key on the Dreamcast keyboard 3 times right as the splash screen appears and type in numeric code. Only some codes have been confirmed to work on WebTV for Dreamcast, others might not work on this release. The time window for entering in the code is also extremely small and not easy to predict, making testing the codes extremely difficult.

Confirmed Codes

Numeric Code Function Notes
411 Shows technical information about the WebTV disc and SSID assigned to Dreamcast N/A
7264 Clears TellyScript(?) N/A
32768 Resets flash data (TellyScript, dialing options, etc.). This does not appear to affect data stored by other titles in the Dreamcast's flash memory, but this hasn't been confirmed yet so use this code with caution N/A
1111 Power up for DataDownload. Triggering this PO code on the Dreamcast results in the screen fading to back and the Dreamcast booting back into its menu N/A
77437 Secret Phone Options N/A

Unconfirmed

Numeric Code Function Notes
46725 Toggles between NTSC and PAL mode N/A
061185 Stops Demo (Plus) N/A
815963 ? N/A
7265 Clears TellyScript (alt. code) N/A
112357 Default to WeCare Phone Settings N/A
10679 ? N/A
1776 Sets the default interfacing to US (and not Japan) N/A
03774 ? N/A
2403774 ? N/A
0000 MessageWatch mail check N/A
112357 Clears Phone Options N/A
4930132 Set BYOISP to enabled N/A
8673094 ? N/A
324 ? N/A
314159 Disable secure download checking N/A
242424 Crash Log Report (Internal only?) N/A
9964 Scrub partition map N/A
55325532 Delete partitions N/A
48627931 Delete Group Database N/A
7225000 Blanks TV listings N/A
7335000 Blanks IR Blaster Codes N/A
7335001 Extend Code Set History N/A
7335002 Reset Code Set History N/A
6145539 ? N/A

MSNTV 2

To trigger power-off code, turn off the unit and either hold the power button or press ALT 3 times, and then type out the code. The power, connecting, and message lights should quickly flash one by one three times.

Build 2005 codes (Beta)

Numeric Code Function Notes
417 ? N/A
93289 ? N/A
504 ? N/A
503 ? N/A
56000 ? N/A
802 Network Settings / Web Proxy (hit power) N/A
2020 Displays Box ID N/A
8086 ? N/A
415865838 ? N/A
415865828 ? N/A
415865818 ? N/A
415865808 ? N/A
555 ? N/A
32768 ? N/A
32767 ? N/A
8088 ? N/A
8675309 ? N/A
55325532 ? N/A
219 ? N/A
218 ? N/A
1200 ? N/A
217 ? N/A
12357 ? N/A

Final Build Codes

Numeric Code Function Notes
6145539 "CrashTheSystem" N/A
32768 "DeleteAllFilesAndReboot" - Resets MSNTV 2 unit to factory state N/A
411 System Information page. Displays model name of unit, box ID, firmware version, boot ROM version, memory, and storage
93288 Goes to URL "msntv:/tvshell/Register.html". Use unknown N/A
55555 Unit registers power-off code, but doesn't do anything. According to the v5 Shell.html comments, this apparently toggles a "wholesale guest mode" if already in Guest mode. Need more documentation on this N/A
10000 Goes to URL "msntv:/Connecting/AboutToSynch.html?caller=updatecheck". Possibly used to check for firmware updates N/A
10001 Goes to URL "msntv:/Connecting/AboutToSynch.html?caller=mailcheck0". Used for mail check Comment from Shell.html component of MSNTV 2 - "// this is first mail check at anchor time"
10002 Goes to URL "msntv:/Connecting/AboutToSynch.html?caller=mailcheck1". Used for mail check Comment from Shell.html component of MSNTV 2 - "// this is mail check different than the one at anchor time"
7264 Clears TellyScript N/A
80211 Advanced wireless settings (hence the choice of numeric code) N/A
2021 BootROM power off code - Goes to customer system tests Allows user to test dialing and Ethernet connectivity
8086 BootROM power off code - Goes to factory service menu Diagnostics menu that shows detailed information about the unit and its usage, along with an option to test video capabilites of the MSNTV 2
3932397 Goes to service URL for update loop test. Need more documentation on this N/A
77437 "Spooky Dialing Options" Doesn't seem to work when testing power code on an MSNTV 2 unit first-hand
357 Custom secret code left over in the code of the Shell.html component used by the MSNTV 2 system. Use is currently unknown N/A