Summary
This article describes how to determine the version of Windows Media Player currently installed on your PC.
More Information
To determine the version of Windows Media Player, start Windows Media Player, click About Windows Media Player on the Help menu in and then note the version number below the Copyright notice.
Note If the Help menu is not displayed, press ALT + H on your keyboard and then click About Windows Media Player.
Version number |
Version of Windows Media Player (WMP) |
---|---|
5.1.51.421 |
WMP 5.2 Beta |
5.1.52.701 |
WMP 5.2 |
6.02.902 |
WMP 6.0 |
6.1.5.130 |
WMP 6.0 Internet Explorer 5 RC0 Beta |
6.1.7.217 |
WMP 6.0 |
6.2.5.410 |
WMP 6.2 Beta |
6.4.5.809 |
WMP 6.4 |
6.4.6.* |
WMP 6.4 for Windows 2000 Betas |
6.4.7.1028 |
WMP 6.4 with multi-bit rate (MBR) updates for Internet Explorer |
6.4.7.1112 |
WMP 6.4 with MBR updates (minor error messaging updates from 6.4.7.1028) |
6.4.9.* |
WMP 6.4 for Windows 2000 only |
7.0.0.1954 |
WMP 7 |
7.0.0.1958 |
WMP 7 Update |
7.0.0.1956 |
WMP 7 with Setup updates |
7.0.0.1440 |
WMP 7 for Windows Millennium Edition (Me) |
7.01.00.3055 |
WMP 7.1 |
8.00.00.4477 |
WMP for Windows XP |
9.00.00.2980 |
WMP 9 Series for Windows XP, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 |
9.00.00.2991 |
WMP 9 Series for Windows Server 2003 |
10.00.00.3646 |
WMP 10 |
11.0.5721.5230 |
WMP 11 for Windows XP |
11.0.6000.6344 |
WMP 11 for Windows Vista |
12.0.7601.1754 |
WMP 12 for Windows 7 |
12.0.9600.17031 |
WMP 12 for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 |