During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. Microsoft had hoped to release the final version of ...

Microsoft is requiring consumers who want to use the latest version of Windows Media Player to upgrade to the new Windows XP operating system--a move that is ...

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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 ...

Below is a list of codecs supported by Windows Media Player 12. While Windows comes preinstalled with the same version, make sure to check the version by using ALT+H key combination. Next, click on ...

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 7 is Microsoft’s way of saying “We 3 media." even other people's formats—notably apple favorites h.264 and aac—are supported in the new os, which comes with newest windows media player, ...

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 ...

The Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, N/KN editions do not include Windows Media Player and other Windows Media-related technologies, such as Windows ...

Microsoft, the world’s leading producer of software, on Monday released Windows Media Player 11, the latest version of its popular software that enables users to view music and video, among other ...