Media Player (Windows 11)

Media Player is a media player by Microsoft that can stream and play content locally. It was released in 2012 as Xbox Music (later Groove Music).

Media Player was announced in 2012 with the release of Windows 8 as Xbox Music along with Xbox Video. Then, in 2015 with the release of the original release of Windows 10, Xbox Music was rebranded to Groove Music. Lastly, in 2021 Groove Music was rebranded to Media Player.

It is the successor to the old Windows Media Player application, although the old one is still available in Windows 11.