Windows Media Player 12: How to permanently display the list pane

Anonymous
2009-11-03T12:02:18+00:00

Windows Media Player 12: Always show list

Hi everyone,

I recently updated my computer to Windows 7.

When I was on XP, the list pane of WMP 11 was always displayed in the right part of the screen (except in full screen mode).

Now on WMP 12, I have to manually right-click and choose "Show list" each time I open WMPand each time a new video starts .

Could you tell me how to permanently display the list pane ?

Thank you

Regards,

Phil

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video

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Anonymous
2009-11-06T01:18:42+00:00

There is no way to get or save the "list pane" in Windows Media Player 12. You must create a playlist to see your play list pane.

I've been playing around with this for hours trying to get the same thing your tyring to get.  Microsoft has changed alot in version Windows Media Player 12. The last version of windows media player 11 is the only version that can show the playing list pane.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-10-02T18:31:31+00:00

    I use windows media player 12 and its crash several times on me because i had over 5000 music files so i tried using microsoft solution center to reset window media player same thing happening again and again it still didn't work at all, i was very disappointed so i went with itunes and have no problem far as my music files windows media player 12 sucks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-07-23T05:19:27+00:00

     

     

     

    All of the normal options as mentioned above regarding Organize → Layout → etc. but to get this to work I also did the following:

    → play video in your playlist or start playing playlist to populate in sidebar

    → right-click anywhere on playing video

    → Video

    → make sure both are checked:

        √ Fit Player to Video on Resize

        √ Fit Player to Video (this has to be checked for this to work)

    → right-click and Show List

    → test by clicking through each selection.

    If list closes, just close WMP 12 and re-open and it should work. Now if I could only get rid of that rating column.

     

     

    This works perfectly, if counter-intuitively. Just reposting it because people seem to be missing this, which is a practical solution.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-03-25T20:58:42+00:00

    LucasT said: GO OPTIONS > PLAYER > UNCHECK AUTOHIDE

    Problem: Does not exist.

    You can go OPTIONS and then open the PLAYER tab, but there is no AUTOHIDE box or option ANYWHERE in that tab or any other.

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