Microsoft is setting itself up as a one-man band for subscriptions and services based on its Windows Media technology as part of a highly anticipated upgrade due next month, according to people ...

Microsoft released the first test version of its new Windows Media Player software Wednesday, marking a significant upgrade aimed squarely at the burgeoning portable device market. As previously ...

Microsoft released a “technical beta” of Windows Media Player 10 yesterday, and while the target date for the prime-time version isn’t until later this year, there’s little doubt now who is in the ...

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 ...

Participants in the Windows Insider Program on the Dev Channel can start testing Microsoft's new Media Player application for Windows 11, according to a Tuesday announcement. The new Media Player is ...

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

Microsoft on Friday quietly released a new Macintosh version of its Windows Media Player software. The company, which said in September that Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X was "coming soon," ...

If you've noticed your Windows Media Player acting strange, Microsoft has an explanation. A trio of updates for the media player software, including a recent security patch, can cause the software to ...

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 ...

Windows Media Player often downloads media codecs to play an unsupported file on Windows 11/10 PC. However, if you do not let it download automatically due to ...

I am going to try kicking this can again. Way back in time when I got my 360, I was excited because I could move over to Windows Media Center and it would be better than accessing the network sharing ...

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 ...