With each new iteration of the Windows operating system, Microsoft ditches a few classic desktop programs in favor of modern apps. With Windows 10, Internet Explorer was replaced with Edge. Likewise, the Media Player app has replaced the classic Windows Media Player in Windows 11. The new Media Player app supports most of the audio […]
How To Install Windows Media Player In Windows 10/11
Windows Media Player has been part of the Windows operating system for a long time. While it’s true that Microsoft has not updated the Windows Media Player after the release of Windows 7, it’s still one of the most used audio and video players on Windows computers. While there are plenty of alternatives to Windows […]
How To Uninstall & Remove Windows Media Player From Windows 10
Many outdated programs and features continue to exist in Windows 10. One of them is the classic Windows Media Player, the audio/video player we all have used at some point in the past. Most Windows uses no longer use the Windows Media Player as there are many quality alternatives around. Moreover, it has been ages […]
Windows Media Player 12 For Windows 10 N & KN Editions
Windows Media Player has been part of the Windows operating system for a long time, but it’s not the default media player in Windows 10. Groove Music Player is set as the default audio player in Windows 10, whereas the new Films & TV app is the default video player. Microsoft has not really updated […]
How To Run Multiple Instances Of Windows Media Player
The native audio and video player in Windows, Windows Media Player, is one of the popular media players available for Windows. Even though the player lacks some advanced features available in other popular media players such as VLC, Winamp, and GOM, it’s good enough for users who play music files once in a while and […]
How To Remove Windows Media Player Entries From Context Menu (Without Using Third-Party Tools)
Countless numbers of free audio and video players are available for Windows. Most Windows users have installed at least two or more third-party media players. Users who have set Winamp, foobar2000, or any other audio player as their default media player may want to get rid of Windows Media Player entries from the context menu. […]
How To Reset Windows Media Player File Associations In Windows 7
It’s a well-known fact that the Windows Media Player can’t play all media types out of the box. One need to either use third-party media player or install codec packs to solve this issue. Some people simply opt for third-party media players even after installing codec packs for WMP12. Though players like VLC, GOM, […]
How To Reinstall Windows Media Player In Windows 10/7
As I have mentioned before in our how to set Windows Media Player as the default music player in Windows 10 guide, I use the default Windows Media Player as my primary media player. But for some unknown reasons, Windows Media Player stopped working this morning. In fact, I am not even able to run […]
How To Make Windows Media Player Begin Playing Songs At A Predefined Time
Like most of you, I also use Windows Media Player as my primary media player. Every time I start my notebook, I like to listen to old hits. As opening the same playlist again and again is a boring task to do, I have done this simple tweak so that WMP will automatically start and […]