<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
(	O
WMP	B-Device
)	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
and	O
media	O
library	O
application	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
developed	O
to	O
play	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
on	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Windows	O
9x	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
,	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
released	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
for	O
classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
,	O
and	O
Solaris	B-Application
,	O
but	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
discontinued	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
,	O
the	O
app	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
rip	O
audio	O
file	O
from	O
and	O
copy	O
to	O
compact	O
discs	O
,	O
burn	O
recordable	O
discs	O
in	O
Audio	O
CD	O
format	O
or	O
as	O
data	O
discs	O
with	O
playlists	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
MP3	B-Application
CD	O
,	O
synchronize	O
content	O
with	O
a	O
digital	O
audio	O
player	O
(	O
MP3	B-Application
player	O
)	O
or	O
other	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
enable	O
users	O
to	O
purchase	O
or	O
rent	O
music	O
from	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
online	O
music	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
is	O
a	O
unique	O
component	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
since	O
1999	O
,	O
each	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
came	O
with	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
versions	O
of	O
it	O
side-by-side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
versions	O
5.1	O
,	O
6.4	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
were	O
all	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
also	O
included	O
several	O
other	O
media	O
playback	O
apps	O
,	O
namely	O
ActiveMovie	B-Application
Control	I-Application
,	O
CD	B-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
DVD	B-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Movies	I-Application
&	I-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
is	O
the	O
last	O
out-of-band	O
version	O
of	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
file	O
formats	O
are	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Video	I-Device
(	O
WMV	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Audio	I-Application
(	O
WMA	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Advanced	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
Format	I-Application
(	O
ASF	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
own	O
XML	B-Protocol
based	O
playlist	O
format	O
called	O
Windows	O
Playlist	O
(	O
WPL	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
utilize	O
a	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
service	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
nor	O
has	O
it	O
been	O
updated	O
ever	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
bundled	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
along	O
two	O
other	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
apps	O
,	O
namely	O
Xbox	B-Application
Video	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
was	O
renamed	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
then	O
finally	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
in	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
backporting	O
the	O
latter	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
run	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
but	O
comes	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Application
Video	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
appeared	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
when	O
Windows	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
with	O
Multimedia	O
Extensions	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
called	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
this	O
component	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
"	O
Multimedia	O
PC	O
"	O
-compatible	O
machines	O
but	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
retail	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
MCI	B-Device
to	O
handle	O
media	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
shows	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
number	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
version	O
Windows	O
with	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Video	B-Device
for	I-Device
Windows	I-Device
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
digital	O
video	O
files	O
in	O
an	O
AVI	O
container	O
format	O
,	O
with	O
codec	O
support	O
for	O
RLE	B-Algorithm
and	O
Video1	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
playing	O
uncompressed	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indeo	B-Algorithm
3.2	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	B-Device
for	I-Device
Windows	I-Device
was	O
first	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
add-on	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
ActiveMovie	B-Application
with	O
DirectX	O
Media	O
SDK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveMovie	B-Application
incorporates	O
a	O
new	O
way	O
of	O
dealing	O
with	O
media	O
files	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
streaming	O
media	O
(	O
which	O
the	O
original	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
could	O
not	O
handle	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
ActiveMovie	B-Application
was	O
renamed	O
DirectShow	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
continued	O
to	O
come	O
with	O
Windows	O
until	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
renamed	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
v5.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
"	O
v5.1	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
version	O
number	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
's	O
versioning	O
broke	O
away	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
Windows	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
6.4	I-Device
came	O
as	O
an	O
out-of-band	O
update	O
for	O
Windows	O
95-98	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
that	O
co-existed	O
with	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
and	O
became	O
a	O
built-in	O
component	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
with	O
an	O
mplayer2.exe	O
stub	O
allowing	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
built-in	O
instead	O
of	O
newer	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
7.0	O
and	O
its	O
successors	O
also	O
came	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fashion	O
,	O
replacing	O
each	O
other	O
but	O
leaving	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
6.4	I-Device
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
to	O
have	O
three	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
(	O
v5.1	O
,	O
v6.4	O
,	O
and	O
v8	O
)	O
side	O
by	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
branded	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
(	O
instead	O
of	O
simply	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
)	O
support	O
DirectShow	B-Library
codecs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
version	O
7	O
was	O
a	O
large	O
revamp	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
visualizations	B-Application
and	O
increased	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
dropped	O
older	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
in	O
favor	O
of	O
v11	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Source	O
Filter	O
(	O
DirectShow	B-Library
codec	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
digital	O
music	O
store	O
MSN	O
Music	O
for	O
new	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
iTunes	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
MSN	O
Music	O
was	O
discontinued	O
already	O
in	O
2006	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Zune	B-Application
music	I-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
supports	O
the	O
Media	B-Device
Foundation	I-Device
framework	O
besides	O
DirectShow	B-Library
;	O
as	O
such	O
it	O
plays	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
media	O
using	O
Media	B-Device
Foundation	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
types	O
of	O
media	O
using	O
DirectShow	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
was	O
released	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
an	O
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
would	O
not	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
line	O
of	O
Windows	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
ARM-based	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
different	O
app	O
called	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
started	O
to	O
be	O
offered	O
to	O
all	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
users	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
users	O
following	O
in	O
January	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
can	O
also	O
play	O
video	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Groove	B-Application
's	O
rebranding	O
from	O
a	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
to	O
a	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
supports	O
playback	O
of	O
audio	O
,	O
video	O
and	O
pictures	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
fast	O
forward	O
,	O
reverse	O
,	O
file	O
markers	O
(	O
if	O
present	O
)	O
and	O
variable	O
playback	O
speed	O
(	O
seek	O
&	O
time	O
compression/dilation	O
introduced	O
in	O
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
supports	O
full	O
media	O
management	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
integrated	O
media	O
library	O
introduced	O
first	O
in	O
version	O
7	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
cataloguing	O
and	O
searching	O
of	O
media	O
and	O
viewing	O
media	O
metadata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
9	I-Device
Series	I-Device
introduced	O
Quick	O
Access	O
Panel	O
to	O
browse	O
and	O
navigate	O
the	O
entire	O
library	O
through	O
a	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
also	O
introduced	O
ratings	O
and	O
Auto	O
Ratings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
introduced	O
support	O
for	O
aggregating	O
pictures	O
,	O
Recorded	O
TV	O
shows	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
into	O
the	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fully	O
featured	O
tag	O
editor	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
versions	O
9-11	O
of	O
WMP	B-Device
,	O
called	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Tag	O
Editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
feature	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
features	O
dynamically	O
updated	O
Auto	O
Playlists	O
based	O
on	O
criteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
and	O
later	O
also	O
supports	O
Auto	O
Ratings	O
which	O
automatically	O
assigns	O
ratings	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
a	O
song	O
is	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-populated	O
auto	O
playlists	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
9	I-Device
Series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
Auto	O
Playlists	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
only	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Quick	O
Access	O
Panel	O
was	O
removed	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
an	O
Explorer-style	O
navigation	O
pane	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
for	O
each	O
library	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
user	O
selected	O
media	O
or	O
metadata	O
categories	O
,	O
with	O
contents	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
graphical	O
manner	O
with	O
thumbnails	O
featuring	O
album	O
art	O
or	O
other	O
art	O
depicting	O
the	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missing	O
album	O
art	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
placeholders	O
in	O
the	O
Library	O
itself	O
(	O
though	O
the	O
program	O
re-renders	O
all	O
album	O
art	O
imported	O
this	O
way	O
into	O
1x1	O
pixel	B-Device
ratio	I-Device
,	O
200x200	O
resolution	O
JPEGs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incremental	B-Application
search	I-Application
results	O
are	O
refined	O
based	O
on	O
further	O
characters	O
that	O
are	O
typed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
playing	O
music	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
can	O
show	O
visualizations	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
three	O
visualizations	B-Application
are	O
Alchemy	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
version	O
9	B-Operating_System
,	O
Bars	O
and	O
Waves	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
since	O
version	O
7	O
,	O
and	O
Battery	O
,	O
introduced	O
version	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Musical	O
Colors	O
"	O
was	O
removed	O
starting	O
with	O
version	O
9	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
is	O
retained	O
if	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
was	O
upgraded	O
from	O
version	O
7	O
or	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
11	O
and	O
above	O
refrains	O
from	O
having	O
the	O
former	O
"	O
Ambience	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Particle	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Plenoptic	O
,	O
”	O
and	O
"	O
Spikes	O
"	O
visualizations	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
their	O
removal	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
visualizations	B-Application
do	O
not	O
support	O
full	O
screen	O
controls	O
(	O
either	O
the	O
visualization	O
gets	O
shifted	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
while	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
thick	O
black	O
bar	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
or	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
full	O
screen	O
controls	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
visualizations	B-Application
such	O
as	O
"	O
BlazingColors	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
ColorCubes	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
PulsingColors	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Softie	O
the	O
Snowman	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Yule	O
Log	O
"	O
were	O
formerly	O
downloadable	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
downloads	O
have	O
mostly	O
been	O
taken	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
visualizations	B-Application
are	O
still	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
WMP	B-Device
Goodies	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
includes	O
intrinsic	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
codecs	O
and	O
also	O
WAV	O
and	O
MP3	B-Application
media	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
above	O
with	O
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Audio	I-Application
Professional	O
codec	O
is	O
included	O
which	O
supports	O
multichannel	O
audio	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
24-bit	O
192kHz	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
includes	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Format	O
11	O
runtime	O
which	O
adds	O
low	O
bitrate	O
support	O
(	O
below	O
128	O
kbit/s	O
for	O
WMA	B-Application
Pro	O
)	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
ripping	O
music	O
to	O
WMA	B-Application
Pro	O
10	O
and	O
updates	O
the	O
original	O
WMA	B-Application
to	O
version	O
9.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
any	O
media	O
codec	O
and	O
container	O
format	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
using	O
specific	O
DirectShow	B-Library
filters	O
or	O
Media	B-Device
Foundation	I-Device
codecs	O
(	O
Media	B-Device
Foundation	I-Device
codecs	O
only	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
later	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
not	O
play	O
MP3	B-Application
files	I-Application
that	O
contain	O
compressed	O
ID3	O
headers	O
(	O
"	O
tags	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
The	O
input	O
media	O
file	O
is	O
invalid	O
"	O
error	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MP3	B-Application
playback	O
support	O
was	O
built-in	O
beginning	O
with	O
version	O
6.1	O
and	O
audio	O
CD	O
playback	O
was	O
natively	O
supported	O
with	O
version	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVD	O
playback	O
features	O
minus	O
the	O
necessary	O
decoders	O
were	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
8	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPEG-2	O
and	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
(	O
AC-3	O
)	O
decoders	O
were	O
included	O
beginning	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
(	O
Home	O
Premium	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
editions	O
only	O
)	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
(	O
Home	O
Premium	O
,	O
Ultimate	O
,	O
or	O
Enterprise	O
editions	O
)	O
to	O
allow	O
DVD	O
playback	O
without	O
additional	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
decoders	O
were	O
subsequently	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
adds	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
H.264	B-Application
and	O
MPEG-4	B-Application
Part	I-Application
2	I-Application
video	O
formats	O
,	O
ALAC	B-Algorithm
,	O
AAC	B-Application
audio	O
and	O
3GP	O
,	O
MP4	O
and	O
MOV	B-Application
container	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
AVCHD	O
formats	O
(	O
.M2TS	O
and	O
.mts	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
version	O
1507	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
can	O
play	O
FLAC	B-Application
,	O
HEVC	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
SubRip	B-Application
subtitle	O
,	O
and	O
Matroska	O
container	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
WebM	B-Application
file	O
type	O
is	O
not	O
officially	O
associated	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
(	O
the	O
default	O
player	O
is	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Movies	I-Application
&	I-Application
TV	I-Application
)	O
,	O
playback	O
of	O
VP9	B-Algorithm
video	O
in	O
WebM	B-Application
container	O
is	O
possible	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
version	O
1809	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
Mobile	O
10	O
on	O
Windows	O
Mobile	O
6.5	O
supports	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
ASF	B-Application
,	O
WMA	B-Application
,	O
and	O
WMV	B-Device
using	O
WMV	B-Device
or	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
codecs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
features	O
integrated	O
Audio	O
CD-burning	O
support	O
since	O
version	O
7	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
data	O
CD	O
burning	O
support	O
since	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
9	I-Device
Series	I-Device
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
burning	O
Data	O
CDs	O
,	O
the	O
media	O
can	O
,	O
optionally	O
,	O
be	O
transcoded	O
into	O
WMA	B-Application
format	O
and	O
playlists	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
CD	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
,	O
audio	O
CDs	O
can	O
be	O
burnt	O
with	O
volume	O
leveling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
CDs	O
can	O
be	O
ripped	O
as	O
WMA	B-Application
or	O
WMA	B-Application
10	O
Pro	O
(	O
WMA	B-Application
10	O
Pro	O
in	O
WMP	B-Device
11	I-Device
and	O
later	O
)	O
at	O
48	O
,	O
64	O
,	O
96	O
,	O
128	O
,	O
160	O
,	O
and	O
192	O
kbit/s	O
,	O
WMA	B-Algorithm
lossless	I-Algorithm
(	O
470	O
to	O
940	O
kbit/s	O
)	O
(	O
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
on	O
XP	B-Application
and	O
later	O
)	O
,	O
WMA	B-Application
variable	B-General_Concept
bitrate	I-General_Concept
(	O
from	O
40	O
to	O
75	O
kbit/s	O
up	O
to	O
240-355	O
kbit/s	O
)	O
,	O
MP3	B-Application
at	O
128	O
,	O
192	O
,	O
256	O
,	O
and	O
320	O
kbit/s	O
,	O
or	O
uncompressed	O
WAV	O
(	O
WAV	O
ripping	O
in	O
WMP	B-Device
11	I-Device
and	O
later	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
,	O
20	O
bit	O
high-resolution	O
CDs	O
(	O
HDCDs	B-Device
)	O
are	O
also	O
supported	O
,	O
if	O
capable	O
audio	O
hardware	O
is	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
can	O
be	O
ripped	O
using	O
error	O
correction	O
and	O
ripped	O
audio	O
can	O
be	O
protected	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ripping	O
to	O
MP3	B-Application
is	O
supported	O
only	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
8	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
later	O
if	O
a	O
compatible	O
MP3	B-Application
encoder	I-Application
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
included	O
the	O
Fraunhofer	O
MP3	B-Application
Professional	O
encoder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
on	O
CDs	O
such	O
as	O
album	O
name	O
,	O
artist	O
and	O
track	O
listings	O
can	O
optionally	O
be	O
automatically	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
online	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
database	O
when	O
the	O
CD	O
is	O
inserted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
11	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
ripping	O
audio	O
CDs	O
to	O
WAV	O
and	O
WMA	B-Application
10	O
Pro	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
their	O
2015	O
implementation	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Version	O
12	O
also	O
added	O
lossless	O
FLAC	B-Application
and	O
ALAC	B-Algorithm
formats	O
for	O
ripping	O
and	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
connect	O
,	O
share	O
and	O
sync	O
data	O
with	O
portable	O
handheld	O
devices	O
and	O
game	O
consoles	O
since	O
version	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
deleting	O
playlists	O
from	O
devices	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
can	O
automatically	O
remove	O
their	O
contents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devices	O
can	O
be	O
formatted	O
using	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
9	I-Device
Series	I-Device
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
10	O
and	O
later	O
support	O
the	O
Media	B-Protocol
Transfer	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
and	O
Auto	O
Sync	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
UMDF-based	O
Windows	O
Portable	O
Devices	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WMP	B-Device
11	I-Device
supports	O
reverse-synchronization	O
,	O
by	O
which	O
media	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
portable	O
device	O
can	O
be	O
replicated	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
's	O
'	O
Sync	O
 '	O
function	O
has	O
options	O
that	O
allow	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
automatically	O
down-convert	O
(	O
transcode	O
)	O
high	O
bit-rate	O
song	O
files	O
to	O
a	O
lower	O
bit-rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
versions	O
11	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
and	O
12	O
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Quality	O
settings	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
selected	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
settings	O
for	O
Sync	O
,	O
for	O
that	O
specific	O
portable	O
device	O
,	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
quality	O
(	O
bit-rate	O
)	O
of	O
files	O
that	O
are	O
copied	O
to	O
the	O
portable	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
Version	O
11	O
,	O
switching	O
off	O
the	O
down-conversion	O
function	O
is	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
Quality	O
tab	O
of	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Options	O
of	O
the	O
Sync	O
settings	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
Version	O
12	O
,	O
switching	O
off	O
the	O
down-conversion	O
function	O
is	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
Quality	O
tab	O
of	O
the	O
Properties	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
Select	O
Settings	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
Sync	O
Options	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
set	O
up	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
way	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
's	O
'	O
Sync	O
 '	O
function	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
sync	O
unchanged	O
high	O
bit-rate	O
song	O
files	O
to	O
suitable	O
portable	O
devices	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
those	O
capable	O
of	O
using	O
file	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
WMA	B-Algorithm
Lossless	I-Algorithm
,	O
mp3-360kbs	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
some	O
users	O
have	O
created	O
large	O
song	O
libraries	O
on	O
their	O
PCs	O
containing	O
.wma	B-Application
formatted	O
song	O
files	O
using	O
the	O
high	O
bit-rate	O
WMA	B-Algorithm
Lossless	I-Algorithm
(	O
WMA-LL	O
)	O
protocol	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
other	O
high	O
bit-rate	O
song	O
file	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WMA-LL	O
protocol	O
is	O
selectable	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
as	O
an	O
option	O
when	O
ripping	O
songs	O
from	O
CDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resulting	O
bit-rates	O
seen	O
on	O
ripped	O
WMA-LL	O
files	O
are	O
often	O
3	O
to	O
6	O
times	O
higher	O
than	O
192kbs	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
typically	O
fall	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
600kbs	O
to	O
1200kbs	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
source	O
file	O
that	O
was	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
CD	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
recent	O
years	O
(	O
circa	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
portable	O
devices	O
became	O
available	O
that	O
could	O
natively	O
play	O
these	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
produced	O
high	O
bit-rate	O
WMA-LL	O
files	O
(	O
and	O
others	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
have	O
storage	O
capacities	O
suitable	O
for	O
large	O
collections	O
of	O
high	O
bit-rate	O
song	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
much	O
more	O
practicable	O
and	O
desirable	O
to	O
use	O
software	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
to	O
synchronize	O
previously	O
PC-bound	O
libraries	O
of	O
high	O
bit-rate	O
songs	O
to	O
these	O
new	O
portable	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
features	O
universal	O
brightness	O
,	O
contrast	O
,	O
saturation	O
and	O
hue	O
adjustments	O
and	O
pixel	B-Device
aspect	I-Device
ratio	I-Device
for	O
supported	O
video	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
can	O
also	O
have	O
attached	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
DSP	B-General_Concept
plug-ins	B-Application
which	O
process	O
the	O
output	O
audio	O
or	O
video	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Smoothing	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
(	O
Windows	O
XP	B-Application
and	O
later	O
only	O
)	O
which	O
upscales	O
frame-rate	O
by	O
interpolating	O
added	O
frames	O
,	O
in	O
effect	O
giving	O
a	O
smoother	O
playback	O
on	O
low-framerate	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typically	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
captions	O
support	O
the	O
SAMI	B-Device
file	O
format	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
carry	O
embedded	O
closed	O
caption	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
video	O
overlays	B-Architecture
or	O
VMR	O
(	O
Video	B-Library
Mixing	I-Library
Renderer	I-Library
)	O
surfaces	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
video	O
card	O
supports	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
it	O
uses	O
VMR7	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
made	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
more	O
advanced	O
YUV	O
mixing	O
mode	O
by	O
enabling	O
the	O
"	O
Use	O
high	O
quality	O
mode	O
"	O
option	O
in	O
Advanced	O
Performance	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
introduced	O
native	O
playback	O
for	O
deinterlacing	O
for	O
TV	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
9	B-Operating_System
introduced	O
DXVA	B-General_Concept
accelerated	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
11	O
introduced	O
improved	O
support	O
for	O
DirectX	O
accelerated	O
decoding	O
of	O
WMV	B-Device
video	O
(	O
DXVA	B-General_Concept
decoding	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
9	I-Device
Series	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
supports	O
crossfading	O
,	O
audio	O
dynamic	O
range	O
(	O
Quiet	O
Mode	O
)	O
for	O
WMA	B-Application
Pro	O
and	O
WMA	B-Algorithm
Lossless	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
auto	O
volume	O
leveling	O
for	O
certain	O
media	O
which	O
includes	O
volume	O
level/gain	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
MP3	B-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
shell	O
integration	O
to	O
add	O
files	O
and	O
playlist	O
to	O
the	O
Now	O
Playing	O
pane	O
and	O
other	O
playlists	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
shell	O
itself	O
,	O
via	O
right-click	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
,	O
the	O
playlist	O
pane	O
is	O
also	O
visible	O
from	O
the	O
Library	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AutoPlay	O
handlers	O
in	O
Windows	O
expose	O
various	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-mode	O
was	O
introduced	O
as	O
a	O
shell	O
player	O
powertoy	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
8	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
integrated	O
later	O
into	O
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-mode	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
in	O
favor	O
of	O
controls	O
in	O
the	O
taskbar	O
's	O
interactive	O
thumbnail	O
preview	O
which	O
lacks	O
volume	O
control	O
,	O
a	O
progress	O
bar	O
and	O
information	O
displayed	O
whenever	O
a	O
new	O
song	O
is	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
mini-mode	O
can	O
be	O
restored	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
by	O
registering	O
the	O
wmpband.dll	O
file	O
from	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
has	O
been	O
redesigned	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
such	O
that	O
the	O
Now	O
Playing	O
view	O
plays	O
media	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
minimalist	O
window	O
with	O
floating	O
playback	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
gives	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
playlist	O
,	O
visualizations	B-Application
,	O
and	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
can	O
play	O
unprotected	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
taskbar	O
icon	O
also	O
supports	O
jump	O
lists	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
had	O
skinning	B-Application
support	O
since	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
(	O
WMP	B-Device
)	O
7	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
color	O
chooser	O
since	O
the	O
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
allows	O
setting	O
the	O
video	O
border	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Color	O
chooser	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
in	O
WMP	B-Device
12	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
visualizations	B-Application
and	O
Info	O
Center	O
View	O
(	O
Info	O
Center	O
View	O
in	O
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
and	O
later	O
)	O
which	O
displays	O
media	O
metadata	O
fetched	O
from	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
screen	O
visualizations	B-Application
are	O
supported	O
in	O
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
Background	O
plug-ins	B-Application
,	O
window	O
plug-ins	B-Application
and	O
Now	O
Playing	O
plug-ins	B-Application
to	O
control	O
media	O
playback	O
besides	O
DSP	B-General_Concept
and	O
renderer	O
plug-ins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plug-in	B-Application
support	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
WMP	B-Device
9	B-Operating_System
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
an	O
embeddable	O
ActiveX	B-Application
control	I-Application
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
so	O
that	O
developers	O
can	O
play	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
on	O
web	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
and	O
later	O
feature	O
integration	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
online	O
music	O
stores	O
and	O
selecting	O
a	O
music	O
store	O
switches	O
the	O
Info	O
Center	O
view	O
,	O
radio	O
and	O
other	O
online	O
features	O
to	O
use	O
services	O
from	O
that	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
released	O
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Connect	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
to	O
stream	O
media	O
content	O
with	O
its	O
built-in	O
UPnP	B-Application
media	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
version	O
11	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
Media	B-Application
Sharing	I-Application
was	O
integrated	O
and	O
allows	O
content	O
(	O
Music	O
,	O
Pictures	O
,	O
Video	O
)	O
to	O
be	O
streamed	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
Universal	B-Application
Plug	I-Application
and	I-Application
Play	I-Application
(	O
UPnP	B-Application
)	O
AV	O
enabled	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Roku	O
SoundBridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WMP	B-Device
11	I-Device
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
can	O
also	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
client	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
remote	O
media	O
libraries	O
using	O
this	O
feature	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
version	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
versions	O
streamed	O
media	O
to	O
UPnP	B-Application
compliant	O
devices	O
(	O
Digital	O
Media	O
Server	B-Application
role	O
)	O
and	O
could	O
play	O
media	O
by	O
fetching	O
it	O
from	O
a	O
network	O
share	O
(	O
Digital	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
role	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
can	O
access	O
media	O
from	O
the	O
shared	O
media	O
libraries	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
or	O
HomeGroup	O
,	O
stream	O
media	O
to	O
DLNA	O
1.5	O
compliant	O
devices	O
and	O
allows	O
itself	O
(	O
once	O
the	O
remote	O
control	O
option	O
is	O
turned	O
on	O
)	O
to	O
be	O
remotely	O
controlled	O
by	O
Digital	O
Media	O
Controller	O
devices	O
which	O
stream	O
media	O
(	O
Digital	O
Media	O
Renderer	O
role	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
Play	O
To	O
feature	O
once	O
enabled	O
for	O
remote	O
PCs	O
,	O
by	O
turning	O
on	O
remote	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
allows	O
compliant	O
devices	O
and	O
computers	O
to	O
be	O
discovered	O
and	O
controlled	O
remotely	O
from	O
a	O
computer	O
running	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
(	O
Digital	O
Media	O
Controller	O
role	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
devices	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
streamed	O
format	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
transcodes	O
the	O
format	O
on-the-fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
also	O
features	O
skins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
has	O
two	O
default	O
skins	O
:	O
"	O
Corporate	O
,	O
”	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
version	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Revert	O
,	O
”	O
which	O
first	O
shipped	O
with	O
version	O
9	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
versions	O
7	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
9	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
10	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
many	O
usual	O
skins	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
9SeriesDefault	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Atomic	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Bluesky	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Canvas	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Classic	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Compact	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
goo	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Headspace	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
heart	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
iconic	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Miniplayer	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Optic	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Pyrite	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
QuickSilver	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Radio	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Roundlet	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Rusty	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
splat	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Toothy	O
,	O
”	O
"	O
Windows	O
Classic	O
,	O
”	O
and	O
"	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
”	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
removed	O
starting	O
with	O
version	O
11	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
retained	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
upgraded	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
an	O
archive	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Media	O
Runtime	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
contained	O
a	O
bug	O
that	O
permitted	O
"	O
remote	O
code	O
execution	O
if	O
a	O
user	O
opened	O
a	O
specially	O
crafted	O
media	O
file	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
including	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Palm-size	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
Handheld	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Solaris	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
these	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
edition	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
actively	O
developed	O
and	O
supported	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1	O
of	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
software	O
was	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
;	O
later	O
versions	O
are	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
for	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
revised	O
on	O
a	O
schedule	O
roughly	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
10	O
Mobile	O
,	O
”	O
this	O
edition	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
)	O
closely	O
resembles	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
WMP	B-Device
10	I-Device
,	O
including	O
playlist	O
capabilities	O
,	O
a	O
media	O
library	O
,	O
album	O
art	O
,	O
WMA	B-Algorithm
Lossless	I-Algorithm
playback	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
DRM-protected	O
media	O
,	O
video	O
playback	O
at	O
640×480	O
with	O
stereo	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
Energy	O
Blue	O
interface	O
aesthetics	O
also	O
seen	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	O
Center	O
Edition	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
synchronization	O
with	O
the	O
desktop	O
version	O
of	O
WMP	B-Device
10	I-Device
,	O
and	O
additionally	O
supports	O
synchronizing	O
and	O
transcoding	O
of	O
recorded	O
television	O
shows	O
from	O
Media	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
10	O
Mobile	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
distribution	O
is	O
done	O
solely	O
through	O
OEM	O
partners	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
typically	O
included	O
on	O
devices	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
includes	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
Mobile	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
quite	O
identical	O
)	O
theme	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
9	B-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
before	O
development	O
was	O
canceled	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
team	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
Business	O
Unit	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
the	O
application	O
lacked	O
many	O
basic	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
media	B-Device
players	I-Device
such	O
as	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
iTunes	I-Operating_System
and	O
QuickTime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
lacked	O
support	O
for	O
many	O
media	O
formats	O
that	O
version	O
9	B-Operating_System
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
counterpart	O
supported	O
on	O
release	O
10	O
months	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Application
version	O
supported	O
only	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
encoded	O
media	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
version	O
9	B-Operating_System
)	O
enclosed	O
in	O
the	O
ASF	B-Application
format	O
,	O
lacking	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
other	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
MP4	O
,	O
MPEG	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
own	O
AVI	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
front	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
prevent	O
screensavers	B-General_Concept
from	O
running	O
during	O
playback	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
file	O
drag-and-drop	O
,	O
nor	O
did	O
it	O
support	O
playlists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
9	I-Device
had	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
some	O
files	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
WMV9	B-Device
codec	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
WMV3	B-Device
codec	O
by	O
the	O
FourCC	B-Application
)	O
,	O
in	O
other	O
aspects	O
it	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
having	O
degraded	O
in	O
features	O
from	O
previous	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
ceased	O
development	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
for	O
Mac	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
now	O
distributes	O
a	O
third-party	O
plugin	B-Application
called	O
WMV	B-Device
Player	O
(	O
produced	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
)	O
which	O
allows	O
some	O
forms	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
to	O
be	O
played	O
within	O
Apple	O
's	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Player	I-Application
and	O
other	O
QuickTime-aware	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
Microsoft	O
antitrust	O
case	O
fined	O
Microsoft	O
€497million	O
and	O
ordered	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
without	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
claiming	O
Microsoft	O
"	O
broke	O
European	O
Union	O
competition	O
law	O
by	O
leveraging	O
its	O
near	O
monopoly	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
PC	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
onto	O
the	O
markets	O
for	O
work	O
group	O
server	B-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
and	O
for	O
media	O
players.	O
”	O
The	O
company	O
has	O
made	O
available	O
a	O
compliant	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
flagship	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
under	O
the	O
negotiated	O
name	O
"	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
N	O
,	O
”	O
though	O
the	O
product	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
very	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
are	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
"	O
N	O
"	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
either	O
install	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
(	O
XP/Vista	O
)	O
or	O
the	O
Media	O
Restore	O
Pack	O
through	O
Windows	O
Update	O
(	O
Vista	B-Application
)	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Second	O
Edition	O
,	O
separate	O
programs	O
,	O
CD	B-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
Deluxe	O
CD	B-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
DVD	B-Device
Player	I-Device
and	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
old	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
for	O
playback	O
of	O
media	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
