{"id":52081,"date":"2015-11-17T22:11:50","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T22:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=52081"},"modified":"2015-11-17T22:11:50","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T22:11:50","slug":"media-player-missing-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/media-player-missing-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Player Missing in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to find Window Media Player in Windows 10.–PC Pitstop<\/i><\/p>\n

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Media Player Missing in Windows 10<\/h4>\n

By Dave Taylor<\/p>\n

The Question:<\/strong>I\u2019m afraid to upgrade to Windows 10 because I heard that Microsoft has axed Windows Media Player and I have a ton of music in WMP I want to be able to play. What\u2019s the story?
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Dave’s Answer: <\/strong><\/p>\n

First off, let\u2019s assuage any anxiety here: Windows Media Player is most assuredly a part of Windows 10 from Microsoft and is included in every distribution of the system. As you point out, how else would you be able to listen to all that music you have saved on your computer or laptop? Well, there is Apple\u2019s iTunes for Windows, but let\u2019s get real\u2026
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Having said that, there is some functionality that fell out of Windows Media Player on the upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 10, and if you\u2019re jumping from Win7 to Win10, well, you might be surprised the first time you put a DVD into your computer and have an error message about there being no way to play the DVD. The difference is that there\u2019s no Windows Media Player, so while your music\u2019s fine, your movies aren\u2019t so much.<\/p>\n

In fact, put in a DVD and it\u2019ll just say there\u2019s no associated program. You can buy Windows DVD Player for Windows 10 from Microsoft through the App Store, but it\u2019s just as easy to grab VLC for free, and as a bonus, VLC is a lot more capable\u2026<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why there\u2019s a lot of confusion about Windows Media Player, but it\u2019s misplaced.<\/p>\n

Article Continued Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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