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.)

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.)

Get Windows Media Player for your version of Windows, or learn how to play Windows Media files on your Mac. Get the details here. Get help. Find help and how-to information for your version of Windows Media Player. Learn about the features and how to fix problems. Windows Media Player 12 Play a CD or DVD in Windows Media Player Burn and rip CDs

Windows 10. Windows Media Player is included with Windows 10 desktop. Note that the app no longer plays DVDs. Find Windows Media Player on your PC: Use the search box on the taskbar to search for "Windows Media Player".

Windows Media Player 12 has built-in support for many popular audio and video formats. Sync music, videos, and photos, or stream media to your devices so you can enjoy your library anywhere, at home or on the road. For info about the latest version for your system, see Get Windows Media Player.

Here are answers to a few common questions about Windows Media Player: How to play a CD or DVD. Learn about plug-ins and add-ons for Windows Media Player. Explore visualizations for Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player Skins are no longer available for download from Microsoft.

Windows Media Player 12: Video codecs. To properly play video (and even music files), Windows Media Player required an appropriate codec. Codecs are small programs that encode digital signals in a file or data and decode. Only in this way, the player can interpret the streams as a music or film and play correctly.