- Media Player for Android features: Automatic detection of media on the SD card Unified start screen to access audio or video files and playing internet radio or e-radio Intuitive playlist creation and editing Intelligent play button Audio meta data (artist, album, year) information Easy Insert mode for adding songs to a playlist Advanced play controls like 'swipe to seek' Ability to set.
- Windows Media Player is an easy-to-use application. It provides high quality performance whether you choose to watch a movie or play music tracks. The software has got other perks and helpful features prepared, such as user-friendly interface, ability to organize your files into playlists, support of other devices like Xbox360 and more.
While playing music, Windows Media Player can show visualizations.The current three visualizations are Alchemy, which was first introduced in version 9, Bars and Waves, which has been used since version 7, and Battery, introduced version 8.' Musical Colors' was removed starting with version 9, but is retained if Windows Media Player was upgraded from version 7 or 8.
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Windows Media Player 11
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- 22.96 MB
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Windows Media Player 10
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| Software Version | Release Date | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Media Player 5.1 | Add info | 156.00 KB |
| Windows Media Player 6.4 | Add info | 3.43 MB |
| Windows Media Player 7.0 | Jul 17, 2000 | 9.11 MB |
| Windows Media Player 8.0 | Add info | 3.11 MB |
| Windows Media Player 9 | Jan 27, 2003 | 13.30 MB |
| Windows Media Player 9 98_2k | Add info | 13.30 MB |
| Windows Media Player 9 (All) | Jan 27, 2003 | 13.30 MB |
| Windows Media Player 9 (XP) | Jan 27, 2003 | 13.30 MB |
| Windows Media Player 9 (NT) | Add info | 13.30 MB |
| Windows Media Player 10 | Add info | 12.16 MB |
| Windows Media Player 10.0.3802 | Add info | 12.16 MB |
| Windows Media Player 11.0 | Dec 1, 2011 | 24.56 MB |
| Windows Media Player 11 (Final) | Oct 30, 2006 | 24.56 MB |
| Windows Media Player 11 (x64) | Add info | 26.63 MB |
| Windows Media Player 11 (XP) | Oct 30, 2006 | 22.51 MB |
| Windows Media Player 11 | Add info | 22.96 MB |
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Windows Media Player Description
Windows media player is the evolutionary multimedia player from Microsoft renowned for its stability, ease of use, sleek user interface and support for a wide range of multimedia formats.
November of 1992 Microsoft introduced a media player named Video for Windows and it was available as a free add-on for the Windows 3.1 OS and later bundled into Windows 95 and NT 4.0. Around 1996 Video for Windows was rebranded to Windows Media Player following the introduction of the DirectShow codec which greatly improved the media player
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Latest Windows Media Player Version
Windows Media Player is available for Windows-based devices. Use this table to find the right version of the Player for your system. (If you've got a Mac, you can download Windows Media Components for QuickTime to play Windows Media files.)
Operating system/browser | Player version | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
Windows 10 | Windows Media Player 12 | Included in clean installs of Windows 10 as well as upgrades to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. In some editions of Windows 10, it's included as an optional feature that you can enable. To do that, select the Start button, then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage optional features > Add a feature > Windows Media Player, and select Install. DVD playback isn't included. Go to the DVD playback for Windows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 10. |
Windows 8.1 | Windows Media Player 12 | Included in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro, but doesn't include DVD playback. Go to the DVD playback for Windows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 8.1. For Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 8.1 N and KN editions, get the Media Feature Pack. |
Windows RT 8.1 | N/A | Windows Media Player isn't available for Windows RT 8.1. |
Windows 7 | Windows Media Player 12 | Included in Windows 7 Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. For Windows 7 N or KN editions, get the Media Feature Pack. |
Mac OS X | Windows Media Components for QuickTime |
If you want to reinstall Windows Media Player, try the following:
Click the Start button, type features, and select Turn Windows features on or off.
Scroll down and expand Media Features, clear the Windows Media Player check box, and click OK.
Restart your device. Windows Media Player should be uninstalled.
Repeat step 1.
Scroll down and expand Media Features, select the Windows Media Player check box, and click OK.
Restart your device. Windows Media player should now be reinstalled.
Note: To troubleshoot issues like playback and codec problems, see the 'Get help' section in Windows Media Player.