However, it’s obvious that Microsoft is phasing out some of its legacy software for the new universal apps instead. Personally, I would have like to see at least a fresh coat of paint on the WMP interface. Windows Media Player hasn’t changed at all since its last update to version 12 in Windows 7. So, if you recently upgraded from Windows 7 to 10, and aren’t quite ready to use the new apps, you’ll be happy to see its familiar UI.
To do that, right-click on it and select Pin to taskbar, Pin to Start, or both. If you plan on using it a lot, you might want to pin it to the Taskbar while you’re here.
To find WMP, click Start and type: media player and select it from the results at the top.Īlternately, you can right-click the Start button to bring up the hidden quick access menu and choose Run or use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key+R. For more on that, read our article: How to Bring DVD Playback to Windows 10. However, there are plenty of third-party utilities (hint: VLC) that will let you play DVDs. Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows Server® are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.Note: Microsoft removed DVD playback support back in Windows 8, so you won’t be able to use WMP for them. Note: Desktop Experience should be enabled. Windows Server 2022, 2019, and 2016 are fully supported. Windows XP is supported by the legacy build of the Standard pack. Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8.0, and 7 are fully supported. Options that would be incompatible with your computer are disabled. The Media Player Codec Packs detect your operating system version, bit level, CPU model, and GPU model during installation, then install the codec components and applications to give the best level of compatibility, with easy-to-select recommended performance options. The word Codec is a portmanteau of ' compressor- decompressor'.ĭepending on its function, a codec will sometimes be described as a splitter, reader, decoder, encoder, or filter.Ī codec pack is a software package designed to install a large number of codec components in one go, as simply and efficiently as possible, or as in-depth as you might wish it to be. It differs from others by featuring a diverse performance algorithm and hardware database, matching the best settings based on operating system version and CPU and GPU features.Ī codec is a piece of software on either a device or computer capable of decoding or encoding video and audio data from files, streams, and broadcasts.
The Media Player Codec Pack is a software package that combines encoder and decoder codecs for video and audio playback in one easy-to-use installer.
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