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Windows Media Player
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I have Windows 10 and the current version of Windows Media Player (12.0.17134.1) - both of which I am fed up with. Not much I can do about the operating system but there is a website where you can download old versions of Media Player (the one I was familier with was version 10, I think) and I thought of trying to get back to that. Can anyone advise if that is reasonable, or if it would be incompatible with what I have, or otherwise. Advice and comments appreciated.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Windows Media Player hasn't been updated since (as version 12) it was distributed with Windows 7 in 2009. The previous version (11) was issued with Windows Vista in 2007. If you really want to get hold of version 11 (and to see if it will actually run under Windows 10, which is by no means certain) look no further than the wonderful OldApps.com:
http:// www.old apps.co m/windo ws_medi a_playe r.php
However WMP has been rubbish all along, with the technical press, BBC technology programmes and countless members of this website constantly directing people towards VLC as a far, far better media player:
https:/ /www.vi deolan. org/vlc /downlo ad-wind ows.en- GB.html
That, however, assumes that you're seeking an all-in-one player (for both music and video). If you're only after a music player (with excellent facilities for organising your albums and cover art) take a look at MusicBee:
https:/ /getmus icbee.c om/
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However WMP has been rubbish all along, with the technical press, BBC technology programmes and countless members of this website constantly directing people towards VLC as a far, far better media player:
https:/
That, however, assumes that you're seeking an all-in-one player (for both music and video). If you're only after a music player (with excellent facilities for organising your albums and cover art) take a look at MusicBee:
https:/