Show If you’re a fan of WMP, you’ll be happy to learn it’s still in Windows 10. Here’s how to find it and set it as your default app for your music and videos. When it comes to enjoying different forms of digital media on Windows 10, Microsoft includes Groove Music, Movies & TV, and its Photos apps. These are elegant apps that work well, but if you’ve recently upgraded Windows 7 to Windows 10, you might be more comfortable using Windows Media Player (WMP) instead. If you’re a fan of WMP, you’ll be happy to learn that it’s still in Windows 10. Here’s a look at how to find it and set it as the default app for your digital media. Note: Microsoft removed DVD playback support back in Windows 8, so you won’t be able to use WMP for them. However, there are plenty of third-party utilities (hint: VLC) that will let you play DVDs. For more on that, read our article: How to Bring DVD Playback to Windows 10. Windows Media Player in Windows 10To find WMP, click Start and type: media player and select it from the results at the top.  Alternately, you can right-click the Start button to bring up the hidden quick access menu and choose Run or use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key+R. Then type: wmplayer.exe and hit Enter. If you plan on using it a lot, you might want to pin it to the Taskbar while you’re here. To do that, right-click on it and select Pin to taskbar, Pin to Start, or both. Windows Media Player hasn’t changed at all since its last update to version 12 in Windows 7. So, if you recently upgraded from Windows 7 to 10, and aren’t quite ready to use the new apps, you’ll be happy to see its familiar UI. Personally, I would have like to see at least a fresh coat of paint on the WMP interface. However, it’s obvious that Microsoft is phasing out some of its legacy software for the new universal apps instead. When you first dive into Windows 10, you’ll find that your media is already set to open in its new universal apps (Groove, Photos, Movies & TV.) But if you want to stick with WMP, you can set it as your default player by adjusting file associations. For more, read our article: How to Set Default Apps in Windows 10. It’s also worth noting that while DVD support has been taken away, support for FLAC and MKV files is added to Windows 10, and you can use WMP for that. Do you still use and prefer Windows Media Player for music and video playback on your Windows 10 desktop? Leave a comment below and let us know your thoughts. Description: Windows Media Player has default locations from which it associates media in its libraries. For example, it will populate music from the user's Music Library, videos from the user's Videos Library, and so on. Sometimes a user will have music, videos, or pictures in places other than their corresponding libraries. This article will detail the steps on how to add a new folder to a library in Windows Media Player.
Where is Windows Media Player located in files?Click Start, All Programs->Accessories->Run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player, and then click OK.
Where is my media library in Windows 10?How to Make Your Libraries Visible in Windows 10. Open File Explorer. Click the View tab. You see the ribbon shown here. ... . Click or tap the large Navigation Pane icon on the left, and select Show Libraries. Your four default libraries appear on the left, as shown. Bringing back the stunted version of libraries.. Where is the Windows Media Library?Select the Start button , select All Programs, and then select Windows Media Center.
Where are Media Player playlists stored?Firstly when you save playlists a folder (called 'Playlists') is created by default in your music folder. All playlist files are stored there unless you have specifically directed them elsewhere.
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