This browser is no longer supported.
Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support.
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(128, 8%, 22%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EA%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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
Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.
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.
This answer has been deleted due to a violation of our Code of Conduct. The answer was manually reported or identified through automated detection before action was taken. Please refer to our Code of Conduct for more information.
Comments have been turned off. Learn more
Hi I had this same problem, except that sometimes I didn't. I have experimented and found that if you play a video to get to 'now playing' click 'show list' then play an audio file the list remains. You can then play videos without the list disappearing. :-D Problem solved though why we had to go through this I don't know.
To start WMP in the Now Playing Tab you have to edit your WMP shortcuts, for us on Windows 7 64-bit it works like this:
Default -> "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /prefetch:1
Changed to -> "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /Task NowPlaying
That does the trick. Now, if we could also manage to actually keep the "Now Playing" list open when opening a new file, that would most certainly be a step forward.
Thanks or the advice, worked like a charm.
I am also growing weary of Microsofts constant need to shove their flawed "User Friendly" interfaces down their customers throats in an despirate attempt to win apple clients. Its an insult to long time users of, at one time, quality software to just remove functionality, limit interface customization and force new "INOVATIONS" on people without being given a choice. Do they really think that only pre-schoolers and the elderly will be using their operating system? Do they really think were so stupid that just
seeing all those complicated doodad check boxes under an advanced section would scare everyone off!? It would be nothing complicated AT ALL to retain these options, a few lines of code. They just literally think we are too dimwitted to make these dessisions
for ourselves, unless of course they were just so dimwitted themselves that they forgot the functionality of their own piece of software ... which may unfortunately be true ...
Thanks again Microsoft!
AMEN! You hit the NAIL right on the HEAD! Microsoft seems to take ONE Step forward and TWO Steps BACKWARDS when they "Improve" things. How could they possibly muck something up so completely as this? It takes real Engineering talent to do it this well!
