Media Player (Windows 11)

Media Player, formerly Xbox Music in Windows 8/8.1 and Groove Music in Windows 10, is a media player by Microsoft that can stream and play content locally. It is served as the successor to the old Windows Media Player, although the latter is still available in Windows 11.

History
Xbox Music was announced in 2012 with the release of Windows 8 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.

Trivia
The package name for Media Player is referred to as "Zune Music"