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How to Install Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 10 Pro & Home

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I know you probably use VLC media player or other third-party media player apps but Windows Media player is still the best. Windows Media Player is Microsoft’s default media player for the Windows operating system for many years now. Unfortunately, that’s changed for Windows 10. It now needs installing before it’s available. So, in this guide, we are going to show you how to enable or install Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 10 PC.

WMP 12

Windows Media Player (WMP) is a software application developed by Microsoft mainly for Windows operating systems. It’s used to play, store, and organize digital audio, photographs, and video. When you run Windows Media Player, the software will automatically search your Computer and Digital Music Collection, Pictures, and Videos. And it even catalogs everything it finds automatically.

However, You can choose a specific folder to find music files from your device, and even Windows Media Player can play songs from a single drive, but you need to sync a single drive before you choose a route. Furthermore, Windows Media Player uses WMV, WMA, and ASF file formats to encode audio and video downloaded from the Internet or erased from compact disks or other storage media.

Recent iterations of WMP also include the ability to synchronize digital media with portable media devices, such as Microsoft’s Zune or Creative’s Zen, and to buy or rent content from online media stores. Since WMP uses Microsoft Windows Media DRM, not FairPlay DRM, WMP encoded files are not compatible with iPod.

How to Install Windows Media Player for Windows 10

Windows Media Player comes included as an optional feature with these versions of Windows 10, but it needs to be enabled. To enable Windows Media Player 12, you’ll need to install it. By default, Windows Media Player isn’t installed on your Windows 10 PCs, you have to manually install it. Here’s how to install it:

Step 1. Press Windows key+ I to open Windows Settings.

Step 2. Click Apps.

How to Install Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 10 Pro & Home
Apps

Step 3. Click Optional features under the Apps & features option.

How to Install Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 10 Pro & Home
Optional features

Step 4. Click Add a feature.

Add a feature

Step 5. Scroll down to Windows Media Player and check the box next to it. Click Install.

How to Install Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 10 Pro & Home

Step 6. The installation process will start.

If you’ve been missing Windows Media Player in your life, hopefully, you’ve now been able to install it on your system.

How to Launch Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 10

There are several ways to launch Windows Media Player in Windows 10 and here I will show you two different ways:

Method 1:

  • Open the Start Menu.
  • Now, search for Windows Media Player.
  • In the search results, click Open to launch Windows Media Player.

Method 2:

  • Press Windows + R to open Run.
  • Type wmplayer.exe and click OK.
How to Uninstall Windows Media Player 12 From Windows 10

If you don’t like to use Windows Media Player 12 anymore on your Windows computer then you can uninstall it. Here’s how to uninstall it:

Step 1. Press Windows key+I to open Windows Settings.

Step 2. Click Apps.

Step 3. Click Optional features under the Apps & features option.

Step 4. Now, click on Windows Media Player and then select Uninstall. The Windows Media Player will be uninstalled.

Uninstall Windows Media Player 12 From Windows 10
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Final Words

That’s it. This is how you can install Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 10 Pro and Home. Remember, you don’t have to use Windows Media Player if it doesn’t suit your needs. In fact, there are probably better players out there. If you want more alternatives, check out this link.

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  1. В марте 2004 года Европейская комиссия оштрафовала Microsoft на 497 млн евро, а также обязала компанию создать для продажи в Европе версию Windows NT без Windows Media Player (Windows XP N)

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