The Register on MSN

Microsoft Windows Media Player stops serving up CD album info

No naming that tune and no album covers Microsoft is celebrating the resurgence of interest in physical media in the only way ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Windows Media Player just lost one of its oldest features

Microsoft just quietly pulled the plug on one of Windows Media Player’s oldest and most loved features. If you still enjoy ...
Neowin

The new Windows Media Player is now available to Windows 10 users1 1

Microsoft is bringing another Windows 11 app to Windows 10 customers. After backporting the new Alarms & Clock app, Microsoft is releasing the updated Windows Media Player. It is now available to ...
Gizmodo

Microsoft Is Replacing Windows Media Player With an App Called… Media Player for Windows

The current version of Windows Media Player has been around for more than a decade. So, after all these years, Microsoft is finally pushing out a new app designed to handle everyday media playback in ...
Digital Trends

I gave the Windows Media Player another shot. Here’s what surprised me

Microsoft has had a strange relationship with local video playback for the past several years. It’s one of those features that was caught in the purgatory that was created with the start of Windows 10 ...
Popular Science

Microsoft upgraded Windows Media Player—but you might still prefer one of these apps

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Microsoft never fully killed off the classic Windows Media Player ...