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Windows truyền thông media Player has been around in various forms for decades. While it used lớn be the mặc định Windows truyền thông media player, that"s changed for Windows 10. You now need khổng lồ install Windows truyền thông Player before it"s available; the method you use will depend on your version of Windows 10.
If you"re missing this classic Windows utility, we"re here to lớn show you how khổng lồ get it back quickly & for free. We"ll also offer up some alternative media players because Windows media Player hasn"t seen a major update in years.
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What Is Windows truyền thông Player?
Windows truyền thông media Player is software that plays and manages music and video files. If you"re new khổng lồ Windows, you may never have heard of it, let alone used it. Nonetheless, Windows media Player was the de-facto truyền thông player for many, especially Windows 8 and prior versions.
The first iteration of the program was called truyền thông media Player, launched in 1991 & included in Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions.
Over time, Windows truyền thông media Player grew to support more truyền thông formats (all the codecs in the now-defunct Windows truyền thông framework, along with WAV và MP3) and more features.
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Some of these features include DVD playback, syncing to portable media players, music visualization, and truyền thông streaming. You could also apply different themes.
For many, one of the most important features of Windows truyền thông Player was its ability to lớn rip from & burn lớn discs. When music was still mostly consumed on disc, Windows media Player was invaluable for bringing your tunes on lớn your computer.
While primarily known as a player for Windows desktops, over the years Windows truyền thông media Player was also released on Windows Mobile, Mac, & Oracle Solaris.
Where Has Windows truyền thông media Player Gone?
The quickest way to check if you have Windows truyền thông Player 12 (the latest version) installed and enabled is to open the Start menu and tìm kiếm for it.
It comes as an "optional feature" for the majority of Windows 10 versions. However, Microsoft now disables it by default, so there"s every chance your tìm kiếm will yield no results.
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There are also two versions of the operating system that don"t have it at all: Windows 10 N & Windows 10 NK.
This is because the European Commission ruled that Microsoft"s practice of pre-installing some software on their operating systems is anti-competitive. Thus, Microsoft was forced khổng lồ offer alternative versions of Windows 10 with some of these key features removed. Not only bởi vì they lack Windows truyền thông Player, but they also exclude apps such as đoạn clip and Voice Recorder.
No matter your operating system version, we"ll show you how lớn install Windows media Player for Windows 10—legally và for free.
How khổng lồ Get Windows truyền thông media Player 12
It"s extremely simple lớn install Windows media Player 12. The method you need will depend on your version of Windows 10.
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Windows 10 N & NK
You need to download the truyền thông media Feature Pack from Microsoft"s official website.
First, select your language using the dropdown, then click Download. You must then choose which version of the file you want lớn download. This depends on what bit version of Windows 10 you"re running.
lớn find this out, press Windows key + R, input đầu vào dxdiag, and click OK. This will xuất hiện the DirectX Diagnostic Tool. Look at the line Operating System and kiểm tra if it reads 32-bit or 64-bit.
If you"re running 32-bit, check to download this file:
Microsoft-Windows-MediaFeaturePack-OOB-Package.msu If you"re running 64-bit, select the other file. Once checked, click Next. You should then be prompted by your browser to lớn Open with Windows Update Standalone Installer (default). With this selected, click OK lớn begin the installation.
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Follow the wizard through, và the update will be installed. Along with installing Windows truyền thông Player, this will also install other apps like Skype, Voice Recorder, and Groove Music. A full menu of the additional features can be found on Microsoft"s tư vấn page.
Windows 10 trang chủ and Pro
Windows truyền thông Player comes included as an optional feature with these versions of Windows 10, but it needs to lớn be enabled.
To vị so, press Windows key + I to xuất hiện Settings. Go khổng lồ Apps > Optional features > địa chỉ a feature.
Scroll down khổng lồ Windows media Player and select it. Click Install.
Job done! Go back a page, & you"ll see Windows media Player on the các mục of installed optional features. You can also uninstall it from here, should you ever wish to.
Related: Windows 10 Optional Features: A Quick Guide khổng lồ the Best Extras You May Want
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Alternatives lớn Windows truyền thông media Player
Some people consider Windows truyền thông media Player to be an annoying Windows feature they don"t need. If that"s you, then you"ll likely want alternative audio and đoạn phim playing software. Happily, there are a number of không lấy phí and great alternatives to Windows truyền thông Player.
One of the best media players you can tải về is VLC truyền thông player. This open-source, cross-platform software will run pretty much any audio or clip file that you throw at it, thanks to lớn its huge amount of clip codec support.
VLC can play đoạn clip files, webcams, streams, và more. It"s also very lightweight & fast.
Other good không tính phí choices are Winamp, which boasts great visualization & interface customization, & MusicBee, which is a powerful music manager that also supports podcasts and radio.
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Alternately, you could use other default Windows applications. These were designed with Windows 10 in mind and offer a more modern user interface. For video, vì chưng a system search for Films & TV. For audio, tìm kiếm for Groove Music. The latter also comes with a store & streaming service, but you can just use it to lớn manage your local music collection if you desire.
Windows truyền thông media Player on Windows 10: Success!
If you"ve been missing Windows media Player in your life, hopefully, you"ve now been able to lớn install it on your system. Microsoft may remove tư vấn for it entirely in the future, but for now, it"s here to stay.
Remember, you don"t have to lớn use Windows truyền thông media Player if it doesn"t suit your needs. In fact, there are better players out there since Microsoft"s offering has fallen by the wayside.
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