• Windows Media
• Windows Media Player 12

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If you're looking for a convenient app to let you play your audio and video files, you might want to give Windows Media Player 11 a try. In addition to allowing you to play your files, this app will also let you make a library of your media files. You can also create a playlist of music. These features allow you to access and organize your media files more easily.

This app is still being used, but it is from a few years back when Microsoft XP was commonly being used. That's why a lot of people like to use the Windows Media Player 11 when they're viewing file types from a few years ago. For example, this is a good app to use to view AVI files. A lot of users enjoy being able to make their library using the media player and change the names of the files within the library. It's easier than ever to copy a library in Windows Media Player 11. On the other hand, some users have complained that it's a little more complicated to install the software. This is due to the fact that the software has to be validated. However, there's a lot of information available in online forums to help users through this part of using the software.

1. In Windows 10, version 1709 the packaging of volume licensing media and upgrade packages is different than it has been for previous releases. Instead of having separate media and packages for Windows 10 Pro (volume licensing version), Windows 10 Enterprise, and Windows 10 Education, all three are bundled together.
2. Windows 10 doesn't ship with Windows Media Player anymore. Here's how to install Windows Media Player for free and legally. Windows Media Player has been around in various forms for decades. While it used to be the default Windows media player, that's changed for Windows 10.

Pros

• Keep files organized without any effort- If you like to stay organized and you have a lot of video and photo files, this is a good app for you. It's easy to organize libraries and playlists with Windows Media Player 11.
• Use the player itself to make edits to tags and file names- It's convenient that you don't have to go out of the program when you want to change the name of your files. You can make edits to things like tags and files right there in the app.

Cons

• New codecs are necessary when you want to include new file types- Because this app is a little dated, you have to add in codecs if you want to try to use it to run newer files.
• You can't use this on a 64bit Windows 10 machine- Another thing that indicates the age of this app is that it won't work with a 64bit windows machine.

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Definition

Note

MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls.

Describes the object that applications register with, to receive media focus and transport control notifications.

Inheritance

Attributes

Windows 10 requirements

Windows Media

Device family	Windows Desktop Extension SDK (introduced in 10.0.10240.0) Xbox One Extensions for the UWP (introduced in 10.0.10586.0)
API contract	Windows.Media.MediaControlContract (introduced in v1.0)

Remarks

The MediaControl class provides access to button press events. These events can be monitored, and can modify the response and behavior of an audio-aware app.

Properties

Windows Media Player 12

AlbumArt	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Gets or sets the path to the artwork for the album cover.
ArtistName	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Gets or sets the name of the artist.
IsPlaying	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Gets or sets the state of the Play button.
SoundLevel	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Gets the current sound level.
TrackName	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Gets or sets the track name.

Events

ChannelDownPressed	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Event raised when a ChannelDown command is issued to the application.
ChannelUpPressed	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Event raised when a ChannelUp command is issued to the application.
FastForwardPressed	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Event raised when a FastForward command is issued to the application.
NextTrackPressed	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Event raised when a NextTrack command is issued to the application.
PausePressed	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Event raised when a Pause command is issued to the application.
PlayPauseTogglePressed	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Event raised when a PlayPauseToggle command is issued to the application.
PlayPressed	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Event raised when a Play command is issued to the application.
PreviousTrackPressed	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Krone fibre patch panel visio stencils. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Event raised when a PreviousTrack command is issued to the application.
RecordPressed	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Event raised when a Record command is issued to the application.
RewindPressed	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Event raised when a Rewind command is issued to the application.
SoundLevelChanged	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Event raised when the sound level changes.
StopPressed	Note MediaControl may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use SystemMediaTransportControls. Event raised when a Stop command is issued to the application.

Applies to

See also