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Microsoft Windows Media Player stops serving up CD album info

No naming that tune and no album covers Microsoft is celebrating the resurgence of interest in physical media in the only way ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Windows Media Player just lost one of its oldest features

Microsoft just quietly pulled the plug on one of Windows Media Player’s oldest and most loved features. If you still enjoy ...
Digital Trends

I gave the Windows Media Player another shot. Here’s what surprised me

Microsoft has had a strange relationship with local video playback for the past several years. It’s one of those features that was caught in the purgatory that was created with the start of Windows 10 ...
Ars Technica

Media Player, Windows 11 version, and Album Art.

Years ago I ripped all of CDs to an .mp3 library to store on my computer. Everything worked well on Windows Media Player up until the Windows 11 version. Now, about half of my album art is missing. I ...
TechRepublic

Windows 11 Media Update Bug Stops Security Updates

Microsoft advises users not to install recent security updates using physical media. The company is working on a fix. Admins, take caution if you use physical media to install Windows security updates ...