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![]() Media Player running on Windows 11 in Light mode | |
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | November 2021 |
Stable release | January 2025 Update (11.2501.9.0) (5 March 2025[1]) [±] |
Operating system | Windows 10, Windows 11 |
Predecessor | Groove Music Microsoft Movies & TV Windows Media Player |
Windows Media Player (or simply Media Player) is a video and audio player developed in UWP by Microsoft for Windows 11 and subsequently backported to Windows 10. It is the successor to Groove Music (previously Xbox Music), Microsoft Movies & TV, and the original Windows Media Player. It began rolling out to Windows 11 Insider channels in November 2021 and then to all users starting in January 2022.[2][3] It was later released to Windows 10 users in January 2023.[4]