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In a new update for Windows 10 users, Groove Music is replaced by the new Windows Media Player, leaving all your music and playlists intact.
According to windows latest (opens in new tab), if you go to the Microsoft Store in Windows 10, you will see Groove Music in the “Updates” section. As soon as you press ‘Update’, the app will be automatically overwritten with the newer Windows Media Player.
While the name “Groove” has been around since 2015, it’s actually been around since 2006, when Windows Vista debuted, as Zune Music to help manage content on your Zune device intended to power Apple’s iPod and iPhone devices. match.
However, the app has not had any major updates in recent years and the name eventually became meaningless to anyone who found the app on their PC. That’s why it’s only right that Windows Media Player replaces it.
Windows Media Player doesn’t just play your music – it can also play video files, from files you’ve created on your iPhone to any DRM-free files from movies and TV shows you’ve saved on your PC. In that sense, it is now more like the excellent VLC Media Player.
You can also rip your CDs like it’s 2001 if you finally want to digitize your old music collection.
There are also some good ones accessibility settings (opens in new tab) in Media Player, such as keyboard shortcuts, so you can play, skip and pause your content that suits you better.
Overall, it’s great to see Windows Media Player almost returning to its former glory. It’s still a mystery why Groove Music lasted so long, especially since iTunes was replaced by Apple Music, for example.
Still, Windows 10 and 11 finally have a dedicated media app that makes sense both in terms of features and name. Now let’s start to see some of them visualizers (opens in new tab) make a return following Microsoft.