Microsoft is taking legal action against Web sites circulating a rogue version of Windows Media Player 8. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker started issuing letters late Monday demanding Web ...

Microsoft's Windows Media Player has grown from a forgotten item in the "Accessories" branch of Windows 95's Start menu to one of Windows XP's flagship applications -- and a core part of the company's ...

hey all,<BR><BR> in the usage of my new htpc, i have run across an annoying glitch.<BR><BR>sometimes, during an mpeg, divx, xvid, avi, etc file, windows media player will toggle out of full screen ...

Consumers curious about what's coming in Windows Vista will get a preview of sorts by the end of June, when Microsoft launches the Windows XP version of Windows Media Player 11. The new features will ...

Microsoft has announced that the Windows 11 Notepad and Media Player applications are getting new updates for Windows Insiders. Notepad versions 11.2204 and higher now come with Native ARM64 support, ...

Looking for a Windows video player that looks nice, is easy to use, and supports every media file you can imagine? Screenbox is a free and open source application that fits perfectly in Windows 11. It ...

A buffer-overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Media Player software could let malicious attackers run code of their choice on a victim’s system, Microsoft warned in an advisory today.

Four major PC makers have no plans to sell the media-player-free version of Windows, which Microsoft was ordered to offer by Europe's competition commissioner. Microsoft will make an updated version ...

Here's the deal:<BR><BR>Since everyone here as recommended Media Player Classic, I decided to give it a spin. Its good, but I didnt feel like changing it.<BR><BR>However, since I recently had a string ...

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