How To Use Microsoft Media Player For Windows 10



The Microsoft Windows Media Player, also known as WMP and Wmplayer is Microsoft's fully functional media player that is included for free with any copy of Windows. It allows users to view photos, play music from a CD or music file, and watch video media. Additionally, Windows Media Player allows users to rip audio CDs and organize their music collections. It should be noted, however, that Windows Media Player will not play DVDs due to Copyright restrictions.

Supported file formats

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The Windows Media Player is capable of playing almost every computer media (sound and video) file format. Audio formats examples include MP3, WMV, WMA, CDA, WAV, and other formats. For video, AVI and MPEG-4 are supported, with other file formats also supported. Other video formats are supported as long as the associated video codecs are installed. Microsoft also released a mobile version, called Windows Media Player 10 Mobile. It supported MP3, ASF, WMA and WMV media formats.

  • Microsoft Windows Media Player help and information with a list of questions and answers that relate to Windows Media Player for playing video and sound in Windows.
  • As promised earlier, Microsoft today released a DVD player app for Windows 10. Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate, and Windows 8/8.1 with Media Center Pack or Pro Pack users can get this new DVD player app after upgrading to Windows 10. Basically, if you have Media Center installed before upgrade on your PC, you will get this app.

Windows Media Player history

Use

The first version of the Windows Media Player came about in 1991; it was intended to be used with Windows 3.0. At that time, it was called Media Player. It has been included with every version of Windows since Windows 98 SE. The current release, bundled with Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10, is version 12. Since the release of version 7, support for burning and ripping audio CDs has been included as well.

How do I open Windows Media Player?

From Windows

Press the Windows key, type WMP, and then press Enter.

From MS-DOS and the Windows command line

If you enter something similar to the example text below into the command line, Windows Media Player open and start playing a song. This command can also be placed in a batch file to start a media file.

Tip

When entering the path to the MP3 or other media file, make sure to specify the complete path.

How do I play a music CD in Windows Media Player?

To play a music CD in Windows Media Player, follow the steps below.

  1. Open Windows Media Player.
  2. Open the CD drive in the computer and place the music CD in the disc tray, then close the disc tray.
  3. If the CD does not start to play automatically, look for the music CD in the left navigation pane of Windows Media Player. The music CD should be listed by the album title.
  4. Click the music CD, then select the music track you want to play.
  5. Click the play button to start playing the music CD.

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Media Player, Playback, Software terms

You may have noticed that Windows Media Player no longer contains an option to access Internet radio stations in the Windows Vista version, but don’t let that slow you down. You can still play your favorite Internet radio stations using Windows Media Player. You just have to work a little harder.

How To Use Microsoft Media Player For Windows 10

Get Windows Media Player For Windows 10

Most likely, the reason the Internet radio station feature went away is that Microsoft set up agreements with online stores like URGE to give you the opportunity to buy listening rights. That being said, there is still a way to listen to free stations. You just have to access the station first to get there.

Free Media Player For Windows 10

  1. Search for the words Internet Radio Station at any search engine to see what turns up.

  2. Select one of the search results or go to your favorite station’s Web site.

  3. Check the fine print to see what format the station broadcasts in.

    You need to find a station broadcasting in MP3 or Windows Media Audio (WMA) format.

  4. Once you find a station that’s broadcasting in the right format, click the Web site’s Tune In or Listen Now button.

    The Windows Media Player will load with the radio station playing.