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Microsoft is killing a decades-old Windows Media Player feature in November, and points users to the modern app

Windows Media Player Legacy loses skins on Windows 11 24H2 and later from November 10, 2026, as Microsoft pushes its modern Media Player.
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I finally replaced Windows Media Player and no, I didn't install VLC

The media player Microsoft should've built.
How-To Geek on MSN

Your old media files deserve better than Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player couldn't rip my Richard Thompson CD. So I found 3 excellent open-source alternatives.
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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 ...