Windows 11's new Media Player app is rolling out to Insiders now

Microsoft is working on a new Media Player app for Windows 11. It'southward in testing right now for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. It supports both audio and video playback, making it a successor to the classic Windows Media Player. The new Media Thespian will besides supervene upon Groove Music on Windows eleven.

The new Media Player app was unveiled in a blog post by Microsoft today. Its blueprint aligns with Windows 11, including its icons, rounded corners, and general layout.

Inside the app, you tin browse and play music and create and manage playlists. Information technology shows album art and artist imagery when it's in full screen manner and in its mini player window.

The Media Player also supports browsing, managing, and watching local videos. Content from the music and video folders on your PC volition appear automatically, but you lot tin can likewise set the app to look for music and videos in other locations.

Insiders can wait more than features to endeavour out in the futurity. Microsoft states that people should "look out for hereafter updates where nosotros plan to add together new means to browse your music and video collections and manage your play queue."

Microsoft notes that the legacy Windows Media Player volition proceed to be available in Windows Tools. If anyone is using Groove Music to manage their sound files, their library and playlists will automatically migrate to the new Media Player.

An internet connection will soon be required when setting up Windows 11 Pro

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An net connection will soon be required when setting upwardly Windows 11 Pro

Microsoft has announced that later this year, users will be required to connect to the internet and sign-in with a Microsoft Account during the out of box setup experience on Windows 11 Pro. Microsoft has already been enforcing this requirement on Windows xi Home since launch concluding October, and Windows 11 Pro is now expected to follow suit soon.