Microsoft has started rolling out the new Windows Media Player as default media player in windows 10 and as a replacement for the discontinued Groove Music, which, to be honest, was used by very few users.
The history of «Media Player» dates back to the early 90s when Microsoft released it in Windows 3.0. The development was improved with each update to support more video formats, playback of DVDs when they arrived on the market, music display and support for streaming media. Eventually, Microsoft renamed it to Windows Media Player and it continued until the latest version for Windows 7.
It was later replaced by Groove Music in Windows 8, although Microsoft kept it in Windows optional features. For Windows 10, another player was released, Movies and TV, which, like Groove, has gone unnoticed. Finally, for Windows 11, those from Redmond have produced a new take on the classic updated with ‘modern’ design. It is a multimedia player eminently focused on running local content and that has the typical functions of this type of software, music library, mini player, etc.
Windows Media Player para Windows 10
As expected, Microsoft has also moved it to Windows 10 with a rollout that has started in the Microsoft Store and will soon be coming to all versions as the default media player. But if you want to install it nowyou can review the tutorial that we offered you with the following steps:
- Navigate to the page store.rg-adguard.net.
- Select ProductID from the first dropdown menu.
- Paste 9WZDNCRFJ3PT into the search box.
- Select RP from the dropdown list below.
- Click the check mark and download the file Microsoft.ZuneMusic_11.2209.30.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle.
- Open the downloaded file and update the app.
Alternatives to Windows Media Player
Like millions of Windows users, I used this player massively at the time and I will give the new version a full opportunity and test it. However, it’s been over a decade since I dumped all of Microsoft’s players.
Developments like VLC, free and open source, with support for most video codecs, in constant development and available for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android, beat everything native to Windows by a landslide. And he is not the only one. Kodi is another great example. Give the new Media Player a try, but if it doesn’t convince you, you know.
