Microsoft is requiring consumers who want to use the latest version of Windows Media Player to upgrade to the new Windows XP operating system--a move that is ...
PC makers that choose to ship Windows XP with icons on the desktop will have to include at least three Microsoft-mandated icons, the company said. News of the requirement that PC makers include an MSN ...
If you grew up with Windows XP or Windows 7, you probably remember how straightforward DVDs once were. Autorun and autoplay ...
Microsoft Corp.’s Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) ships with an out-of-date version of Adobe’s Flash Player that’s vulnerable to recently-spotted attacks, according to Microsoft’s support ...
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 ...
Microsoft has built a new media playback app for Windows 11 to supplant both Windows Media Player, which hasn't really changed since 2009, and the Groove Music app. Windows Insiders can start testing ...
The new Media Player is rolling out to Windows 11. Microsoft started testing the updated Media Player app with Insiders in November 2021. The app supports browsing and playing music and video files.
Microsoft declined to answer questions about Flash, including why it wasn't able to add the newest version to XP SP3 and what advice it would give users Microsoft’s Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) ...