Section 06 - Using Windows Media Player 11 on Windows Vista

Windows Media Player 11 is the engine for playing back and managing music and video files, ripping digital music from audio CD, burning CD and DVD, and also has capability to synchronize all media files from computer to portable devices such as mp3 player, smartphone, etc.

Here are articles related to using Windows Media Player 11:

Introduction to Windows Media Player 11


Windows Media Player (WMP) is a digital media player which is developed by Microsoft. You can use this software to play video and audio files on Windows operating system.


Playing Music or Video Using Windows Media Player 11

You can use Windows Media Player (WMP) 11 to play audio and video file from harddisk or even from internet (streaming).

Managing Your Digital Media

If you have many digital media files (music, videos, recorded tv, etc), Windows Media Player 11 has a facility to manage all of them namely by using WMP library playlist which can classify items easily.

Watching Visualizations

When listening music using Windows Media Player (WMP) 11, it's more pleasant to watch visualization. Like other music softwares, WMP also own  this feature. By default, there are three groups of visualizations you can watch, namely Alchemy, Bars and Waves, and Battery.

Burning a CD or DVD

You can make an audio or data CD/DVD easily from Windows Media Player 11.

Ripping Music From CD

By using Windows Media Player 11, you can copy (rip) digital media content from an audio CD (an album or selected tracks) into your computer. You can also convert the content into different file format.

Synchronizing Media Files To Portable Device


You can use Windows Media Player (WMP) 11 to sync media files from your computer to a mobile electronic device such as mp3 player, smartphone, pocket pc, etc.