Windows Media Player 11

Windows Media Player 11 provides an intuitive, easy-to-use interface to play digital media files, organize your digital media collection, burn CDs of your favorite music, rip music from CDs, sync digital media files to a portable music player, and shop for digital media content from online stores. It's easier than ever to access all of your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV on your computer. Play it, view it, organize it, and sync it to a portable device for enjoying on the go, or share with devices around your home - all from one place. Windows Media Player 11 is designed to work with all editions of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), and can also be used to restore Windows Media Player and related technologies to N and KN editions of Windows Vista.

Windows Media Player 11 does not come with the codecs on a fresh install. Codecs and codec packs are various software needed to play different formats of video files. For example, DVDs require the MPEG-2 codec. If you're running Windows XP or Windows Vista, you can enhance your video playback experience by downloading one of the codec packs listed below.

Vista - Windows Media Player 11 codecs
XP - Windows Media Player 11 Codec Pack
XP/Vista - Windows Media Player 11 DVD Decoder (not needed if you install a codec pack)

Windows Media Player Screenshot

Windows Media Player Interface

Latest version: 11.0.5721.5230 (17 Sep 2008)
License: Freeware
System requirements: Windows 2003/XP/Vista
Download 32-bit: wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe (24.5 MB)
Download 64-bit: wmp11-windowsxp-x64-enu.exe (26.6 MB)

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