Windows Media Player and Windows 10

Hi,

Widows 10 was just installed over Windows 7 by Windows Update.

Windows Media Player was not installed (not Windows Media Center - I don't care about that)

I checked both Program Files folders and they both have a Windows Media Player folder but they both only contains 6 empty folders.

I have a friend who installed Windows 10 and in his case, under:

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features\Turn Windows Features on or off 

There is a collapsible entry named 'Media Features' with a check box. If you expand 'Media Features' you see 'Windows Media Player' with a check box.

I do not have those entries.

Also, Googling "windows 10 windows media player" brought up an entry (Windows Media Player 12 - Microsoft Windows) that took me here

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-media-player-12

If you click 'Get Windows Media Player' at the bottom it takes you to,

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/download-windows-media-player

It says Windows Media Player is installed with the Windows 10 upgrade (from windows 7 in my case)

There is a "Learn More' link but it takes you back to the first page.

In summary I can't find any link that will let me actually download Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 10 - only ones that tell me I should already have it with nothing about what to do if I don't.

I see a lot of advice other places on uninstalling and reinstalling, but they all start with Windows Programs and Features / Media Features, which I don't have

Any help would be appreciated.

Hi,

Thank you for visiting Microsoft Community.

I would suggest you to refer the mentioned below and see if it helps you to fix the issue. We have an in built media app in Windows 10. So, try to refer the article and see if it helps.

Getting the Windows DVD Player app        

Do keep us updated.

Regards,

when will windows media player be available I have the icon and when I insert a disc

to rip my music it keeps saying error?

Hi,

Thank you for visiting Microsoft Community.

As per the issue description you are facing issue with the Groove music app to sync on your system. Here are few links which I have found that might help you to fix the issue.

• Microsoft Groove Music is brand new for Windows 10. It plays your music collection and lets you make and listen to playlists. Add your MP3s to OneDrive and you can use the Groove Music app to play your songs on other devices, too—PCs, tablets, Windows Phone, and Xbox—for free.
• The app is best, however, when you use it with a Groove Music Pass. For a low monthly fee, Groove Music Pass lets you stream and download music from one of the biggest music catalogs on the planet. Custom radio stations play hours of music based on your favorite artists. Use Groove Music Pass on your PC, tablet, phone (including iOS and Android), and Xbox.

**How to open the Groove Music app on Windows 10**

Updates to Entertainment in Windows 10

Troubleshoot Groove player in Windows 10

Hope the information provided is helpful. Do let us know if you have any more concern related to Windows. We will be more than happy to assist you.

Regards,