Windows Media Player 12
| Version of Windows Media Player | |
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 Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 7 build 7601.17514 | |
| Version | 12.0 |
|---|---|
| Compatible with | Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 8 Windows Server 2012 Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows 10 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022 Windows 11 |
| Released | 2009-07-22 |
| About | |
Windows Media Player 12 is a version of Windows Media Player included as part of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and later Windows versions. 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 In Windows 8 and later, its functionality has been superseded by Microsoft Movies & TV and Groove Music, which eventually took Media Player's name in 2021.[a]
Since Windows 11 2022 Update, the Windows Media Player application has been renamed to "Windows Media Player Legacy" in order to distinguish it from the modern Media Player application.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Leftovers of the Windows XP mode from Windows Media Player 11 still remain in this version of Windows Media Player, with varying degrees of functionality, depending on the version of Windows used. To enable this mode, one must use Application Verifier to spoof the OS version for
wmplayer.exeto be 5.1.2600 or 5.2.3790. - Starting from Windows 10 version 1809 the fullscreen mode button becomes misaligned as a result of a bug.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Windows 7[edit | edit source]
First run
Now Playing
Windows 10[edit | edit source]
Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 10
Misalignment issue with Windows 10 version 1809 or higher
Windows 11[edit | edit source]
Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 11 2022 Update
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Movies & TV and Groove Music applications are not available for server counterparts of Windows 8 and later, although they can be manually installed through the usage of command-line tools.