There's also a separate DVD Player Store app available for purchase. A couple of them are already bundled with Windows 10: Groove Music, and Movies & TV - these apps are intended to succeed WMP. Microsoft's focus has shifted entirely to Store apps. Microsoft hasn't invested in enhancing its functionality in any significant capacity. Early releases of Windows 10 added some codecs and container formats for Media Player and improved the Casting functionality.ĭespite these steady improvements, it was clear after the introduction of Universal Windows Platform that Windows Media Player, like other Win32 apps, was on its way out. The app received its last substantial makeover in Windows 7 where many streaming features were added. With Windows Vista, a number of features were dropped or broken but the app's format support and Media Transfer Protocol were still improved in some ways. Windows Media Player 10, released for XP Media Center Edition was probably the best and most functional release of this app and also visually it had the best user interface. It got full library and jukebox management features, a graphic equalizer, visualizations, skins, and built-in codecs. It started as a very basic app, but got significant upgrades during the lifecycle of Windows Me and Windows XP operating systems. During its life span, the app received several major updates. The app was included with the operating system by default since Windows 98. Windows Media Player requires no introduction.

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