Microsoft has built a new media playback app for Windows 11 to supplant both Windows Media Player, which hasn't really changed since 2009, and the Groove Music app. Windows Insiders can start testing ...

Microsoft's new audio and video app replaces both Groove and the ancient Windows Media Player. We walk you through how to use it and explain what it can and can't do. I've been testing PC and mobile ...

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 ...

In brief: Microsoft has applied a fresh coat of paint to one of its oldest default OS apps: the venerable Windows Media Player. Now just called the 'Media Player' in Windows 11, the revamped app is ...

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 ...

Earlier it was called Groove Music player for Windows 11 and Windows 10. However, things have changed a lot, and now it is called Music Player. You can play almost any file in this app. No matter ...

To install MPV Player on Windows 11, download a portable build (Zhongfly or Shinchiro) from mpv.io, unzip it, and run the install batch file as admin. Configure it via mpv.conf. Windows 11 has a ...

Microsoft just quietly pulled the plug on one of Windows Media Player’s oldest and most loved features. If you still enjoy digitizing your compact discs into digital files, you may have recently ...

To open the new Windows Media Player Troubleshooter, launch the GetHelp app, type Windows Media Player Troubleshooter in the text box; or you can also launch it ...