Security News > 2021 > November > Microsoft starts rolling out a new Windows 11 media player

Microsoft is now rolling out a new media player that matches Windows 11's look and feel as a replacement for the Windows 10 Groove Music and the legacy Windows Media Player app.

The rollout started Tuesday, with the new player to be automatically installed as an update through the Microsoft Store to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.

Once installed, the newly released Windows 11 Media Player will replace the Groove Music app automatically.

For Windows Insiders who still use the legacy Windows Media Player, it will remain available in Windows Tools at least until Microsoft has included enough of its functionality and features in the new media player app for Windows 11.

"Media Player beautifully showcases your local music and video collections and compliments the new look and feel of Windows 11," said Dave Grochocki, Windows Inbox Apps Principal Program Manager Lead. "All your content in the music and video folders on your PC will appear automatically in your library, but you can also tell Media Player where to look for additional content in app settings."

Yesterday, Microsoft also released Windows 10 21H2 as an optional update in Windows Update to users running Windows 10 2004 or later.

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