Windows Media Player is available for Windows-based devices. Use this table to find the right version of the Player for your system. (If you've got a Mac, you can download Windows Media Components for QuickTime to play Windows Media files.)
Operating system/browser | Player version | How to get it |
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Windows 10 | Windows Media Player 12 Learn more | Included in clean installs of Windows 10 as well as upgrades to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. In some editions of Windows 10, it's included as an optional feature that you can enable. To do that, select the Start button, then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage optional features > Add a feature > Windows Media Player, and select Install. DVD playback isn't included. Go to the DVD playback for Windows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 10. |
Windows 8.1 | Windows Media Player 12 Learn more | Included in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro, but doesn't include DVD playback. Go to the DVD playback for Windows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 8.1. For Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 8.1 N and KN editions, get the Media Feature Pack. |
Windows RT 8.1 | N/A | Windows Media Player isn't available for Windows RT 8.1. |
Windows 7 | Windows Media Player 12 Learn more | Included in Windows 7 Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. For Windows 7 N or KN editions, get the Media Feature Pack. |
Mac OS X | Windows Media Components for QuickTime |
The program you are looking for is Windows Media Player 12. Go to the official Microsoft website and download the Media Feature Pack. Select the language from the dropdown menu and click Download. A window will show up and ask you which version you want to download – it depends on what Windows 10 you are using. NOTE: to find out what bit. And soon after, this will be done. And you can load the converted WMV files into Windows Media Player for playback. Part 3: Windows Media Player Alternatives to Play DVDs on Windows 10. Microsoft offers a Windows DVD Player app, but it costs $15 and has generated a number of poor reviews. A better option lies in free, third-party programs.
If you want to reinstall Windows Media Player, try the following:
- Click the Start button, type features, and select Turn Windows features on or off.
- Scroll down and expand Media Features, clear the Windows Media Player check box, and click OK.
- Restart your device. Windows Media Player should be uninstalled.
- Repeat step 1.
- Scroll down and expand Media Features, select the Windows Media Player check box, and click OK.
- Restart your device. Windows Media player should now be reinstalled.
Note: To troubleshoot issues like playback and codec problems, see the 'Get help' section in Windows Media Player.
![Classic Classic](/uploads/1/1/9/0/119021186/579071473.png)
Visualizations are colors, shapes, and patterns that move to the music in Windows Media Player Now Playing mode. The Player comes with a number of visualizations, and you can download more on this page.
Microsoft Media Player Classic
G-Force File size: 3.4 MB Created by: SoundSpectrum Get | The Grind File size: 2.37 MB Created by: Microsoft and Warner Bros. Download | Morphyre File size: 8.71 MB Created by: Pur3 Ltd Get | Picture Viz I File size: 184 KB Created by: Averett & Associates Download |
Picture Viz II File size: 192 KB Created by: Averett & Associates Download | Psychedelia Viz Pack File size: 5.6 MB Created by: Tim Cowley and Stephen Coy Download | Dungeon Siege File size: 837 KB Created by: Averett & Associates Download | Softie the Snowman II File size: 558 KB Created by: Averett & Associates Download |
SoftSkies File size: 7.2 MB Created by: SoundSpectrum Get | Terminator III File size: 2.54 MB Created by: Averett & Associates Download | Trilogy I File size: 177 KB Created by: Averett & Associates Download | Trilogy II File size: 177 KB Created by: Averett & Associates Download |
Trilogy III File size: 177 KB Created by: Averett & Associates Download | WhiteCap File size: 753 KB Created by: SoundSpectrum Get | Windows Media 9 Series File size: 366 KB Created by: Averett & Associates Download |