How to Enjoy Music on Windows 10 with Windows Media Player

With Windows Media Player, accessing music and videos on Windows 10 is more convenient than using other professional music software. You can watch videos, play music, and organize your music files seamlessly. WMP is user-friendly, seamlessly integrated with the operating system, and provides many useful features to enhance your moments of relaxation with your movies and music.

Guide on using Windows Media Player on Windows 10

I - How to Listen to Music on Windows 10 using Windows Media Player

To do this: Open the Windows 10 Start menu, in the search box, type 'windows media' or 'wmp' to search and launch the program.

Alternatively, you can also right-click any music or video file, choose Open With -> select Windows Media Player. You will be directed to the Windows Media Player screen.

Media Player and start enjoying music based on your preferences.

II - Using Windows Media Player on Windows 10

Windows Media Player offers users 2 main modes, including Now Playing and Player Library

* Now Playing

Now Playing is the display mode on the screen when you open any music or video file. This mode includes components designed to facilitate your activities.

1 - Track Information: Details about your music, the currently playing audio file.
2 - Playback Control: Various control buttons to easily manage your video tracking.
3 - Switch to Library Mode: Toggle between 2 listening modes for additional content selection.

* Player Library

This is where you can organize music files to match your preferences. The Player Library includes components such as:

1 - Address Bar: Displays the folder you are currently exploring.
2 - Navigation Pane: All items in the navigation pane, this feature allows you to select your favorite items.
3 - Detail Pane: When selecting a specific section or category in the navigation pane, details will be displayed in this section.
4 - List Pane: Dragging folders from the Details Pane to the List Pane allows you to create music playlists, record favorite songs to CD/DVD, or transfer to devices.
5 - Playback Control: Control the song duration using playback buttons like forward, rewind, play, or pause.

III - Tips for Working with Windows Media Player on Windows 10

* Play Music from the Taskbar

This feature allows users to listen to music while multitasking.

When you minimize the Windows Media Player window, its icon will appear on the Taskbar. From the Taskbar, you can play music without disrupting your work.

Execution method: Hover the mouse pointer over the WMP icon on the taskbar, and you'll get a thumbnail preview, allowing you to play, skip to the next track, or pause the currently playing songs.

*Utilize tabs to accomplish core tasks.

The list of tabs is located above the List Pane in the Player library, including:

- Play: Displays the currently playing songs and the selected playlist.
- Burn: Enables you to create a copy of selected songs onto a CD or DVD for enjoyment on compatible devices.
- Sync: Synchronize data with connected multimedia devices.

With these options, you can play any track, record your favorite songs, or even sync with other multimedia devices.

*RIP CD to create digital music files:

Windows Media Player allows users to copy songs from a CD to their computer. Each song is stored on the hard drive as an MP3, WMA, or WAV file. It will be added to the Player library for easy playback whenever you desire.

Above is the guide on how to listen to music on Windows 10 using Windows Media Player. In the new Windows Media Player 12 release, many features have been upgraded to bring a fresh experience to users. And some Windows Media Player shortcuts will further help you use this program more efficiently.

Explore more: Compilation of shortcuts in Windows Media Player