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 ...

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 ...

If there's one thing Windows 11 has been good for, it has been the renewed attention and useful updates to the built-in apps that ship with Windows. Sometimes this means new features for ...

The new Media Player app for Windows 11 is now available for Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel. The Media Player has a refreshed look that aligns with Windows 11. Microsoft started testing the new ...

Microsoft today released the latest Windows 11 build for Insiders flighting the Dev channel. The new build, 25262, fixes an issue in the Search that could probably annoy quite a few users. Aside from ...

MELBOURNE, Australia--Melbourne-based IT firm, itSecure, today issued a strong warning to users of recent version Windows Media Player to download software from Microsoft to patch the application's ...

The new Media Player is rolling out to Windows 11. Microsoft started testing the updated Media Player app with Insiders in November 2021. The app supports browsing and playing music and video files.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Microsoft never fully killed off the classic Windows Media Player ...

Marc Sonnenschein reports that the link for Windows Media Player 7.01 now really downloads the new update (as opposed to the prior version). He also notes that the file is now about 1MB smaller than ...