Windows Media Player (2022)
| Windows Media Player | |
|---|---|
| Media Player running on Windows 11 in Light mode | |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft | 
| Initial release | November 2021 | 
| Stable release | April 2025 Update (11.2504.4.0) (20 May 2025) [±] | 
| Operating system | Windows 10, 11 | 
| Predecessor | Groove Music Microsoft Movies & TV Windows Media Player | 
Windows Media Player (or simply Media Player) is a video and audio player developed in UWP by Microsoft for Windows 11 and subsequently backported to Windows 10. It is the successor to Groove Music (previously Xbox Music), Microsoft Movies & TV, and the original Windows Media Player. It began rolling out to Windows 11 Insider channels in November 2021 and then to all users starting in January 2022. It was later released to Windows 10 users in January 2023.