Using Windows Media Player, you can play digital media files, organize digital media collections, burn your favorite music to CDs, rip music from CDs, sync digital media files to portable devices, and buy from online stores. Digital media content.
Start Windows Media Player
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then click "Search".
(If you use the mouse, point to the top right corner of the screen, then move the pointer down, then Click "Search".)
Enter "Windows Media Player" in the search box, click or click "App", and then tap or click "Windows Media Player".
Appreciate Media There are two ways to do this: Windows Media Player Media Library and " Now Playing" Mode
In Windows Media Player, you can switch between the following two modes: Windows Media Player Media Library (by this mode, you can Controls many of the features of Windows Media Player) and " Now Playing" mode (provides a simplified media view that works best for playback).
To switch from the Windows Media Player media library to " Now Playing" mode, just click or click the "Switch to Now Playing" button in the lower right corner of Windows Media Player. To return to the Windows Media Player media library, tap or click the "Switch to Media Library" button in the upper right corner of Windows Media Player.
In the Windows Media Player media library, you can access and organize your digital media collection. In the navigation pane, you can select the categories (such as music, pictures, or videos) that you want to view in the details pane. For example, to view all music organized by genre, double-click "music", and then tap or click "genre". Then drag the item from the details pane to the list pane to create a playlist , burn a CD or DVD, or sync to a device (such as a portable music player).
When converting between various views in the Windows Media Player media library, you can use the "back" and "forward" buttons in the upper left corner of Windows Media Player to return to the previous view.
In the " Now Playing" mode, you can watch DVDs and videos, or view the music that is currently playing. You can decide to view only the items that are currently playing, or you can view the playable itemset by swiping or right-clicking Windows Media Player and then clicking "Show list".
Playing from the taskbar
also controls Windows Media Player when it is minimized. You can use the controls in the thumbnail preview to play or pause the current project, advance to the next project, or go back to the previous project. The thumbnail preview is displayed when you long press or point to the Windows Media Player icon on the taskbar.
Building a Media Library
Windows Media Player looks for files to be added to the Windows Media Player media library in a specific Windows Media Library on your computer: music, videos, pictures, and recorded TV shows.
To build a media library, you can add folders from other locations on your computer or from external devices such as portable hard drives.
Rip a CD to create a digital music file
You can use your computer's CD drive to copy a CD and store it as a digital file on your computer to add music to your Windows Media Player media library. This is called ripping.
Using Tabs to Complete Critical Tasks
Using the tab in the upper right corner of Windows Media Player, you can open the list pane in the Windows Media Player media library, which makes it easy to create playlists of your favorite songs. , burn a custom song list to a recordable CD, or sync a playlist in the library to the portable media player.
First, click or click the tab for the task you want to perform in the Windows Media Player media library. To hide the list pane, tap or click the currently open tab.