If you are installing Windows 10 on a PC running Windows XP or Windows Vista, or if you need to create installation media to install Windows 10 on a different PC, see Using the tool to create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) to install Windows 10 on a different PC section below. If you want to get Windows Media player and the other apps that are not preinstalled, follow these steps. First, you need to download the Microsoft Media Feature Pack. It contains the apps not included in the N versions of Windows 10. Go to the Media Feature Pack website for N versions of Windows 10. VLC Media Player. Whenever we start any discussion on the best media players in 2020 and how. Windows Media Player 12—available as part of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10.—plays more music and video than ever, including Flip Video and unprotected songs from your iTunes library! Organize your digital media collection, sync digital media files to a portable device, shop online for digital media content, and more—with Windows.

Support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020

We recommend you move to a Windows 10 PC to continue to receive security updates from Microsoft.

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If Windows Media Player stopped working correctly after the latest updates from Windows Update, you can verify that the updates are the problem by using System Restore. To do this:

  1. Select the Start button, and then type system restore.

  2. Select Create a restore point, and then in the System Properties pane, select System Restore.

  3. Follow the prompts to select the restore point just before the round of updates that seemed to trigger the problem. Then run the system restore process. (This takes a while.)

  4. After your system is restored to the earlier configuration, check to see whether Windows Media Player runs correctly again.

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For advanced video features like 4K, you might also want to try Microsoft Movies & TV. To download this for free from Microsoft Store, go to Movies & TV and select Get.

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