

New formats for ripping and music playback, including Windows Media Audio Professional and WAV LosslessĪs the most-used media player in the world, Windows Media Player continues to enjoy healthy support from Microsoft’s industry and consumer electronics partners.Industry-first audio fingerprinting capabilities that recognize and import track information for unidentified or misnamed audio files.Better access to content with deep integration of services that blurs the line between online service and media player experiences.


Improved device experience with new shuffle sync and reverse sync options, device exploration using the library view, and intuitive help icons that ensure seamless and intuitive syncing and burning of rights-managed content.A visually driven experience using thumbnail and album art, an elegant and simple design, and customization capabilities for more personalized interaction.Windows Media Player 11 also provides these key features:

WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 11 FOR XP PORTABLE
Innovative drag-and-drop capabilities make building playlists and moving music to portable players easier than ever. The powerful Instant Search in Windows Media Player 11 provides results that instantly narrow with each keystroke, whether the consumer is searching in a personal library or browsing URGE. The search capabilities of Windows Media Player 11 also enable consumers to easily scroll through and access music faster than on any other media player, whether the library contains 50 or 50,000 tracks. "Our expertise in music programming and design combined with Microsoft’s technology gives music fans the best way to discover and stay connected with the music and artists they love." "MTV Networks’ collaboration with Microsoft on Media Player 11 gives URGE users a fully immersive and integrated music and entertainment experience," said Michael Bloom, vice president of Digital Music at MTV Networks and general manager of URGE. The incredibly fast search capabilities of Windows Media Player 11 provide consumers with instant access to the entire URGE catalog of more than 110,000 artists and 2 million songs. URGE builds upon MTV Networks’ renowned music heritage, offering rich, hand-crafted programming, first-rate editorial content, and innovative music discovery features to create a truly immersive entertainment experience. Windows Media Player 11 features seamless integration with URGE, MTV Networks Co.’s digital music service. "The fresh, exciting new look, the ability to find songs and videos in an instant, and the enhanced capabilities for syncing with portable devices are not only exactly what customers have asked us for, they’re also a preview of what’s to come in Windows Vista." "Windows Media Player 11 is the first media player to be truly designed with the digital entertainment lover in mind," said Mike Sievert, corporate vice president of Windows at Microsoft. This latest version of Windows Media Player offers consumers a test-drive of the breakthrough capabilities in Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista(TM), including enhanced search and media management technologies, a visually driven user interface, and optimized support for portable music players. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today released to the public Microsoft(R) Windows Media(R) Player 11 for Windows(R) XP, a significant milestone for music fans and the digital entertainment experience on Windows.
