Windows Media Player (2022)

This article is about the media player featured in Windows 10 and 11. For the media player featured prior to Windows 11, see Windows Media Player.
Media Player
DeveloperMicrosoft
Initial releaseNovember 16, 2021 (2021-11-16)
Stable releaseOctober 2025 Update (11.2510.7.0) (3 December 2025 (2025-12-03)) [±]
Operating systemWindows 10, 11
PlatformIA-32 (Windows 10 only), x86-64, AArch64
PredecessorGroove Music
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Windows Media Player

Media Player (also known as Windows Media Player in the Microsoft Store) is a media player software for Windows, developed by Microsoft. Written in Windows App SDK, it is built upon Groove Music to add video playback and it’s a modern replacement of the original Windows Media Player. It was first released in January 2022, built for Windows 11 and later released to Windows 10 on January 2023, and it replaces several separate apps.

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