Editing Windows Media Player (section)

==Release history==
Prior to the release of Windows Media Player in Windows 98 Second Edition, separate programs, [[CD Player (Windows)|CD Player]], Deluxe CD Player, [[DVD Player (Windows)|DVD Player]] and [[Media Player (Microsoft)|Media Player]], were included in old versions of Microsoft Windows for playback of media files. Only Windows Media Player 11 is not available for [[Windows Server 2003]].

{| class = "wikitable"
|+ Windows Media Player versions<ref>{{cite web|title=Get Windows Media Player|url=http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-media-player|work=Windows|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=November 5, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825061104/http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-media-player|archive-date=August 25, 2010}}</ref>
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!Version !! Original release !! Included with !! Available for
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! colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#ddf;" | [[Microsoft Windows]]
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| '''Media Player (2022)'''<ref name="msstore-wmp">{{cite web |title=Windows Media Player |url=https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9WZDNCRFJ3PT |website=[[Microsoft Store]] |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> || February 15, 2022 || [[Windows 11]] || [[Windows 10]]<ref name="neowin-wmp">{{cite web |last1=Sen |first1=Sayan |title=Microsoft is bringing the new Windows 11 Media Player to all Windows 10 users |url=https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-is-bringing-the-new-windows-11-media-player-to-all-windows-10-users/ |website=Neowin.net |publisher=Neowin LLC |date=12 January 2023}}</ref>
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|'''Windows Media Player 12'''|| July 22, 2009 || [[Windows 7]] and later<br /> [[Windows Server 2008 R2]] and later || {{N/A}}
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|'''Windows Media Player 11'''|| October 18, 2006 || [[Windows Vista]]<br />[[Windows Server 2008]] || [[Windows XP]] (SP2+)<br />[[Windows XP x64 Edition]]<br />[[Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005]]
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|'''Windows Media Player 10'''|| August 25, 2004 || [[Windows XP x64 Edition]]<br />[[Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005]]<br />[[Windows Server 2003]] (SP1+) || [[Windows Server 2003]]<br />[[Windows XP]]<ref name="10 latest">{{cite web|title=MS09-037: Description of the security update for Windows Media Player: August 11, 2009|url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973540|work=Support|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=August 12, 2013|date=May 8, 2012|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055220/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973540|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 9 Series'''|| January 7, 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.microsoft.com/2003/01/07/final-release-of-windows-media-9-series-starts-next-wave-of-digital-media/|title=Final Release of Windows Media 9 Series Starts Next Wave of Digital Media|date=January 7, 2003|work=News Center|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=September 29, 2015|archive-date=February 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203222536/http://news.microsoft.com/2003/01/07/final-release-of-windows-media-9-series-starts-next-wave-of-digital-media/|url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Windows XP]] (SP2+)<br />[[Windows Server 2003]] (RTM) || [[Windows XP]]<br />[[Windows Me]]<br />[[Windows 2000]]<br />[[Windows 98]] SE<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.petri.com/download_windows_media_player_9|title=Download Windows Media Player 9|last=Petri|first=Daniel|date=2009-01-08|website=Petri|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-12|archive-date=2019-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213064409/https://www.petri.com/download_windows_media_player_9|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|'''Windows Media Player for Windows XP''' (version 8) || August 24, 2001 || [[Windows XP]] (RTM & SP1) || {{N/A}}
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|'''Windows Media Player 7.1'''|| May 16, 2001 || {{N/A}} || [[Windows Me]]<br />[[Windows 2000]]<br />[[Windows 98]]<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bumpersoft.com/Video-and-Audio/MP3-and-Audio/Audio-and-CD-Players/Windows-Media-Player-7-1-for-Windows-98-2000-and-Me-711.htm|title=Windows Media Player 7.1 for Windows 98, 2000, and Me 7.1 - BumperSoft|website=www.bumpersoft.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-12|archive-date=2019-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213123635/https://www.bumpersoft.com/Video-and-Audio/MP3-and-Audio/Audio-and-CD-Players/Windows-Media-Player-7-1-for-Windows-98-2000-and-Me-711.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|'''Windows Media Player 7.0'''|| June 19, 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.microsoft.com/2000/07/17/microsoft-windows-media-player-7-brings-click-and-play-digital-media-to-millions-around-the-globe/ |title=Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 Brings Click and Play Digital Media To Millions Around the Globe |work=News Center |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=July 17, 2000 |access-date=June 15, 2011 |archive-date=May 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527051557/http://news.microsoft.com/2000/07/17/microsoft-windows-media-player-7-brings-click-and-play-digital-media-to-millions-around-the-globe/ |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[Windows ME]] || [[Windows 2000]]<br />[[Windows 98]]<br />[[Windows NT 4.0]]<br />[[Windows 95]]
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|'''Windows Media Player 6.4'''{{efn|Windows Media Player 6.4 was shipped side-by-side with later versions of WMP in Windows ME and Windows XP}} || September 15, 1999 || [[Windows 2000]]<br />[[Windows Me]] (hidden)<br />[[Windows XP]] (hidden)<br />[[Windows Server 2003]] (hidden)<br />[[Internet Explorer 5|Internet Explorer 5.01]]<br />[[Internet Explorer 5|Internet Explorer 5.5]]<br />[[Internet Explorer 6|Internet Explorer 6.0]] || [[Windows 98]]<br />[[Windows NT 4.0]]<br />[[Windows 95]]
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 6.1'''
|| March 1999 || [[Windows 98]] SE<br />[[Internet Explorer 5|Internet Explorer 5.0]] || [[Windows 98]] <br/ >[[Windows NT 4.0]]<br/ >[[Windows 95]] 
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|'''Windows Media Player 6.0''' || September 1998 || [[DirectX Media|DirectX Media 6.0]]<br />[[Internet Explorer 4|Internet Explorer 4.01]] (SP2) || [[Windows 98]]<br />[[Windows NT 4.0]]<br />[[Windows 95]]
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|'''Windows Media Player 5.2''' || July 1998 || [[Internet Explorer 4|Internet Explorer 4.01]] || [[Windows 98]]<br />[[Windows NT 4.0]]<br />[[Windows 95]]<br />[[Windows 3.1]]
|-
|'''Microsoft Media Player 5.1''' || 2001 || [[Windows XP]] (hidden) || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Media Player 5.0''' || 1999 || [[Windows 2000]] (hidden) || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Media Player 4.9''' || 2000 || [[Windows Me]] (hidden) || {{N/A}}
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|'''Media Player 4.1''' || 1998 || [[Windows 98]]<br />[[Windows 98 SE]] (hidden) || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Media Player 4.0''' (Unicode) || 1996 || [[Windows NT 4.0]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Media Player 4.0''' (ANSI) || 1995 || [[Windows 95]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Media Player 3.51''' || 1995 || [[Windows NT 3.51]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Media Player 3.5''' || 1994 || [[Windows NT 3.5]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Media Player 3.15''' || 1992 || {{N/A}} || [[Windows 3.1]] with [[Video for Windows]]
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|'''Media Player 3.1''' (32-bit) || 1993 || [[Windows NT 3.1]] || {{N/A}}
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|'''Media Player 3.1''' (16-bit) || 1992 || [[Windows 3.1]] || {{N/A}}
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|'''Media Player 3.0''' || 1991 || {{N/A}} || [[Windows 3.0]] with Multimedia Extension
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! colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#ddf;" | [[Windows Mobile]]
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 10.3 Mobile'''|| February 12, 2007 (Windows Mobile 6) || [[Windows Mobile 6.1]]<br />[[Windows Mobile 6]] || [[Windows Mobile 5.0]]
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 10.2 Mobile'''|| {{dunno}} || [[Windows Mobile 5.0]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 10.1 Mobile'''|| May 10, 2005 || [[Windows Mobile 5.0]] || {{N/A}}
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|'''Windows Media Player 10 Mobile'''|| October 12, 2004 || [[Windows Mobile 2003 SE]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 9.0.1'''|| March 24, 2004 || [[Windows Mobile 2003 SE]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 9 Series'''|| June 23, 2003 || [[Windows Mobile 2003]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 8.5'''|| October 11, 2002 || [[Pocket PC 2002]] || {{N/A}}
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|'''Windows Media Player 8.01'''|| July 2002 || [[Pocket PC 2002]] || {{N/A}}
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|'''Windows Media Player 8'''|| October 4, 2001 (Pocket PC) || [[Pocket PC 2002]]<br />[[Smartphone 2002]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 7.1'''|| May 21, 2001 || [[Pocket PC 2000]] || {{N/A}}
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|'''Windows Media Player 7'''|| December 12, 2000 || [[Pocket PC 2000]] || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 1.2'''|| September 7, 2000 || Handheld PC 2000 || {{N/A}}
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 1.1'''|| {{dunno}} || Palm-size PC CE 2.11 || {{N/A}}
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|'''Windows Media Player'''|| April 19, 2000 || [[Windows Mobile#Pocket PC 2000|Pocket PC 2000]] || {{N/A}}
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! colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#ddf;" | [[classic Mac OS|Mac]]
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 9 Series'''|| November 7, 2003 || {{N/A}} || [[Mac OS X]]
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 7'''|| July 24, 2001 || [[Mac OS 9]] || [[Mac OS 8|Mac OS 8.x]]
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 6.3'''|| July 17, 2000 || [[Mac OS 8]] || [[System 7|Mac OS 7.x]]
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! colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#ddf;" | [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]
|-
|'''Windows Media Player 6.3'''|| July 17, 2000 || {{N/A}} || [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]
|}