Media Players
Articles, tutorials, and other content about apps that you can use to play music, watch movies, rip music, view pictures, and other multimedia content.
4 ways to make a video smaller in Windows 10
Do you have a video that you want to send to someone over the internet, but it is too big to do it via email, chat apps, or other similar services? Do you have to record your homework and upload it on an e-learning platform so that your teacher can grade you? You might stumble...
12 things you can do with the Video Editor from Windows 10
A long time ago, Microsoft decided to end the development of Windows Movie Maker, a program that many Windows users used for creating videos. People were asking for a new tool and, although it took some time, in the versions of Windows 10 starting with Fall Creators...
4 ways to uninstall Windows Media Player from Windows
How to rip a CD with Windows Media Player, in Windows
How to stream your music with OneDrive and the Groove Music app for Windows
Streaming music from your cloud storage account is a service that most big names in the tech world offer. For example, Google has its Google Play Music, and Apple has its Apple Music. Microsoft also offers a similar service that is running on OneDrive, with the help...
The complete guide to playing music with Cortana and Groove Music, in Windows 10
One of the most "entertaining" features of Cortana is that she can play your music whenever and wherever you want her to, through the Groove Music app in Windows 10. She can play all your music or just the songs you want, she is able to pause, stop or resume music playing, and...
4 Reasons Why Windows Media Player Plus! Is Worth Downloading
The list of media players for Windows is very large, but despite the multiple alternatives, Windows Media Player still remains one of the most reliable media players on the market. Sure, there are a few usability features missing, but nothing absolutely critical. This is...
How to Use the Video App in Windows 8.1 to Play Movies Stored Locally
Top 7 Windows Media Player 12 Skins in 2012
In the past we covered Windows Media Player 12 extensively and we've shown almost anything you can do with it, including changing its looks by using skins. We would like to resume the discussion about this application and share with you some good looking skins you might...
Play Any Video Format in Windows Media Player 12
In terms of file compatibility, Windows Media Player 12 is by far the most ecumenical to date. Where Microsoft once tacitly shunned third-party file types - such as Apple's Quicktime (.MOV) and DivX - it now supports an impressive number of file types out of the box. Still, avid...
How to Play Videos and DVDs in Windows Media Player 12
Windows Media Player 12 plays video clips and DVDs as well as it does audio files. Video clips in your library will automatically be organized for you and can be played easily with a click of a button. In this tutorial, I'll show how to play imported and downloaded video clips...
Shop Online & Use the Windows Media Guide with Windows Media Player 12
Windows Media Player 12 has an answer to the iTunes store via its online store browsing capabilities. You can browse Microsoft's own Windows Media Guide to check out free trailers, music videos and singles from top artists directly in Windows Media Player 12. Or you can visit...
Top 7 Windows Media Player 12 Skins in 2010
In our earlier post, we showed you how to download, install and apply Windows Media Player 12 skins. So, why not give your new found knowledge a whirl by checking out some of the top 7 Windows Media Player 12 skins that are worth a download? These aren't being by any means the...
How to Download, Install and Apply Skins in Windows Media Player 12
Skins have long been a staple of media players ever since Winamp 2.x busted onto the scene in 1998 (over a decade ago!). Windows Media Player 7 was the first Microsoft media player software to support skinning and now the floodgates have been opened. Because Windows Media Player...
7 Must Have Windows Media Player 12 Plug-ins
In an earlier tutorial, we showed you just how easy it is to extend the functionality of Windows Media Player 12 by installing plug-ins. As a supplement to that guide, we figured we'd rundown the coolest Windows Media Player 12 plug-ins available for download. You can find some...