Windows 11’s modern media player is somehow worse than the version from 17 years ago

Microsoft’s modern Media Player for Windows 11 has received an Insider Preview update, but tests suggest it still uses more ...

Windows Media Player update still can’t beat the old version

The Windows Media Player improves stability and subtitle handling, but it still falls short of the legacy version when it ...
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Windows 11's New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges for Popular Video Codecs

Microsoft's new Media Player for Windows 11 is drawing criticism now that tests have found it to use far more memory than the ...
Digital Trends

I gave the Windows Media Player another shot. Here’s what surprised me

Microsoft has had a strange relationship with local video playback for the past several years. It’s one of those features that was caught in the purgatory that was created with the start of Windows 10 ...
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8 inbox Windows 11 apps are getting a major update, here’s a closer look

Windows 11 Insider build updates Calculator, Camera, Clock, Media Player, Paint, Photos, Sound Recorder, and Notepad with ...

Microsoft releases major feature updates for stock Windows 11 apps0 0

Microsoft has released updates for Windows 11's inbox apps, including Paint, Clock, Calculator, and more. All of them pack ...
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I skipped VLC and found an open-source player that chews through 4K

I stopped fighting with VLC and found a player that actually handles 4K without breaking a sweat.