Windows Media Player 12

Windows Media Player 12 is a version of Windows Media Player included in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. It is not available for any previous version of Windows. It is the last version of Windows Media Player as Microsoft ceased further development of the program after Windows 7 was released in 2009. In Windows 8 and later, its functionality has been superseded by Microsoft Movies & TV and Groove Music, which eventually took Media Player's name in 2021.

Installing Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or later versions of Windows replaces Windows Media Player 11 with this version. It's also included in Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022 and Windows 11.

In Windows 11 build 22572, the Windows Media Player application has been renamed to "Windows Media Player Legacy" in order to distinguish it from the modern Media Player application.