Kada je softver integriran u operativni sustav, on postaje očigledan izbor za korištenje . U starijim izdanjima sustava Windows^(Windows) , otvaranje medijskih datoteka otvorilo bi Windows Media Player , osim ako niste instalirali alternativu kao što je VL C. Nije bio najbolji multimedijski player, ali je radio izvan kutije, a to je^{(C. It wasn’t the best media player, but it worked out of the box, and that’s ex)} upravo ono što većina korisnika traži.

Nažalost, Microsoft je 2009. prestao podržavati Windows Media Player , a posljednje izdanje ( Windows Media Player 12 ) sada je starije od deset godina. Danas je malo zastario, ali možete preuzeti Windows Media Player 12 i koristiti ga u sustavu Windows 10^{(Windows 10)} slijedeći ove korake.

Kako preuzeti i instalirati Windows Media Player 12^{(How To Download & Install Windows Media Player 12)}

Možda to ne shvaćate, ali zapravo ne morate preuzimati Windows Media Player 12 na Windows 10 računala. Iako nije službeno podržan niti se općenito koristi ovih dana, Windows Media Player je još uvijek dostupan u sustavu Windows^(Windows) , skriven u vašem izborniku Start za korištenje u mapi Windows Accessories .

Ako ga nema, možete ga brzo omogućiti jer ga Microsoft uključuje kao dodatnu značajku sustava Windows^(Windows) . I dalje bi trebao raditi za reprodukciju nekih vrsta medijskih datoteka, iako reprodukcija DVD- a putem Windows Media Playera 12^{(Windows Media Player 12)} više nije podržana. Također će vam trebati alternativni softver za reprodukciju Blu-Ray diskova^{(alternative software to play Blu-Ray discs)} .

1. Da biste omogućili Windows Media Player 12 , pritisnite Win+R na tipkovnici ili desnom tipkom miša kliknite izbornik Start i kliknite Pokreni^(Run) . U naredbeni okvir Pokreni upišite ^(Run)optionalfeatures i pritisnite OK . Ovo će otvoriti izbornik postavki Windows značajki, gdje možete omogućiti ili onemogućiti značajke sustava Windows^(Windows) .

1. U okviru Windows značajke^{(Windows Features)} pritisnite + icon pored kategorije Medijske značajke^{(Media Features)} . Provjerite^(Make) je li potvrdni okvir pored Windows Media Player omogućen, a zatim kliknite U redu^(OK) za potvrdu.

1. Ako Windows Media Player još nije instaliran na vašem računalu, bit će instaliran u ovom trenutku. Morat ćete ponovno pokrenuti računalo kako bi promjene stupile na snagu. 

1. Nakon što se vaše računalo ponovno pokrene, moći ćete pronaći i otvoriti Windows Media Player u izborniku Windows Start , u mapi Windows Accessories .

1. Windows Media Player neće se koristiti kao zadana aplikacija za reprodukciju medija, čak ni nakon što ga omogućite. Ako to želite promijeniti, otvorite izbornik Postavke sustava Windows^{(Windows Settings)} tako da desnom tipkom miša kliknete izbornik Start^{(right-clicking the Start menu )} > Postavke sustava Windows^{(Windows Settings)} . 

1. Odavde pritisnite Apps > Default apps i odaberite Windows Media Player za opcije Video playera^{(Video player )} i Music playera^{(Music player)} .

Korištenje aplikacije The Groove Music ili Microsoft Movies & TV^{(Using The Groove Music or Microsoft Movies & TV Apps)}

Windows Media Player je brend od kojeg je Microsoft odavno odustao. Izvorno, to je bilo u prilog promicanju svog također neutvrđenog brenda Zune s aplikacijom ^(Zune)Zune Music Pass , kapitalizirajući rani uspjeh koji je Microsoft imao s prijenosnim medijskim uređajima.

Uslijedio je zaokret na Xbox s aplikacijama Xbox Video i Xbox Music , ali opet, one su napuštene dalje u nastavku kako su se promijenile Microsoftove vlastite ambicije. Ove aplikacije i dalje postoje, ali s novim nazivima i novim sučeljima: Groove Music i Microsoft Movies & TV (ili Film & TV na određenim tržištima kao što je UK).

Ovo su dvije službene zamjene za Windows Media Player u sustavu Windows 10^{(Windows 10)} . Groove Music , na primjer, prilično je osnovni glazbeni player s nekoliko zanimljivih značajki, kao što je mogućnost izgradnje zbirke vaših glazbenih datoteka u oblaku na više uređaja koristeći OneDrive .

Ako želite reproducirati videosadržaj, Windows će vas umjesto toga potaknuti da koristite Microsoft Movies & TV. Ne samo da će ovo reproducirati osnovne video formate kao što su MP4 i AVI , već se može koristiti i za iznajmljivanje TV serija ili filmova u punoj HD rezoluciji s ugrađenog tržišta za iznajmljivanje, iako je to dostupno samo na određenim lokacijama.

U tom smislu, Movies & TV osmišljen je kao konkurent drugim velikim aplikacijama za iznajmljivanje medija kao što su Google Play ili Amazon Prime Video . Ako odlučite iznajmiti sadržaj putem aplikacije za računalo, moći ćete mu pristupiti i na Xboxu, ako i vi to želite.

Međutim, ne može se poreći da Movies & TV i Groove Music nemaju istu prepoznatljivost robne marke koju je Microsoft imao s Windows Media Playerom^{(Windows Media Player)} . Međutim, dijeleći značajke Media Playera^{(Media Player)} u dvije aplikacije, Microsoft pokušava ponuditi više prepoznatljivih značajki od izvornog Media Playera^{(Media Player)} za svaku namjeravanu svrhu.

To mogu biti idealne zamjene za Windows Media Player ili im možda nedostaju značajke koje biste očekivali. Jedan je problem s obje aplikacije, na primjer, nedostatak cjelokupne podrške za format datoteke koju ćete vidjeti u alternativama trećih strana. Ovaj se problem doista može riješiti samo prelaskom na alternativni media player.

Alternativni medijski playeri za Windows 10^{(Alternative Media Players for Windows 10)}

Umjesto korištenja 10+ godina starog media playera, za korisnike sustava Windows postoje bolje, modernije alternative za Windows Media Player^{(Windows Media Player)} . Postoji mnogo besplatnih media playera za Windows^{(free media players for Windows)} , ali najbolja opcija za većinu korisnika vjerojatno će biti VLC .

Što se tiče media playera trećih strana, VLC je ultimativna opcija za većinu korisnika Windowsa i Maca^(Mac) . Reproducira gotovo sve vrste medijskih datoteka, a čak možete koristiti VLC za upravljanje glazbenim popisima za reprodukciju^{(use VLC to manage music playlists)} ili koristiti VLC s Chromecastom^{(use VLC with Chromecast)} za daljinsko reproduciranje medijskog sadržaja na TV-u.

Ako tražite alternativu VLC -u , možda biste radije isprobali Plex ili Kodi . I Kodi i Plex mogu se koristiti za reprodukciju medija, ali ako tražite izvrstan medijski poslužitelj, Plex je ono što će vam trebati jer vam omogućuje dijeljenje omiljenih filmova i TV sadržaja na više uređaja na vašoj mreži.

Svijet je krenuo dalje, pa ćete za ljubitelje glazbe možda tražiti uslugu streaminga glazbe kao što je Spotify ili Apple Music^{(Spotify or Apple Music)} . Obje usluge omogućuju vam da uvezete vlastitu glazbenu kolekciju u njihove aplikacije, a istovremeno vam daju pristup glazbi drugih umjetnika i glazbenika koje možda već posjedujete.

Reprodukcija medija u sustavu Windows 10^{(Playing Media on Windows 10)}

Korištenje Windows Media Playera 12^{(Windows Media Player 12)} u sustavu Windows 10^{(Windows 10)} vjerojatno nije najbolja opcija, ali će vam omogućiti brzu reprodukciju nekih uobičajenih medijskih datoteka. Međutim, imat ćete problema s reprodukcijom novijih medijskih formata kao što je MKV^{(newer media formats like MKV)} u Windows Media Playeru^{(Windows Media Player)} . Za većinu korisnika, bit će vam bolje koristiti alternativu kao što je VLC umjesto ovog zastarjelog playera.

Naravno, ne zaboravite službene Microsoftove zamjene za Windows Media Player 12 . Iako se aplikacije Groove Music i Microsoft Movies & TV često zaboravljaju, one će vam pomoći u reprodukciji medijskih datoteka na računalu bez instaliranja dodatnog softvera treće strane, iako VLC i dalje ostaje najbolja opcija za većinu korisnika.

How to Download Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 10

When software is integrated into an operating system, it becomes the obvious chоice to use . In older Windows releases, opening media files would оpen Windоws Media Player, unless yоu іnstalled an alternative likе VLC. It wasn’t the best media player, but it worked out of the box, and that’s exactly what most users look for.

Unfortunately, Microsoft stopped support for Windows Media Player in 2009, with the last release (Windows Media Player 12) now over ten years old. It’s a little outdated these days, but you can download Windows Media Player 12 and use it in Windows 10 by following these steps.

How To Download & Install Windows Media Player 12

You might not realise this, but you don’t actually need to download Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 10 PCs. While it isn’t officially supported or generally used these days, Windows Media Player is still available on Windows, hidden in your Start menu for you to use in the Windows Accessories folder.

If it isn’t there, you can quickly enable it, as Microsoft includes it as an optional Windows feature. It should still work to play some types of media files, although DVD playback through Windows Media Player 12 is no longer supported. You’ll also need alternative software to play Blu-Ray discs, too.

1. To enable Windows Media Player 12, press Win+R on your keyboard, or right-click the Start menu and click Run. In the Run command box, type optionalfeatures and press OK. This will open the Windows feature settings menu, where you can enable or disable Windows features.

1. In the Windows Features box, press the + icon next to the Media Features category. Make sure that the checkbox next to Windows Media Player is enabled, then click OK to confirm.

1. If Windows Media Player isn’t already installed on your PC, it will be installed at this point. You’ll need to restart your PC for the changes to take effect. 

1. Once your PC has restarted, you’ll be able to find and open Windows Media Player in your Windows Start menu, under the Windows Accessories folder.

1. Windows Media Player won’t be used as the default app for media playback, even after you enable it. If you want to change this, open the Windows Settings menu by right-clicking the Start menu > Windows Settings. 

1. From here, press Apps > Default apps and select Windows Media Player for both the Video player and Music player options.

Using The Groove Music or Microsoft Movies & TV Apps

Windows Media Player is a brand that Microsoft has long since given up on. Originally, this was in favor of pushing its also-defunct Zune brand with the Zune Music Pass app, capitalizing on the early success Microsoft had with portable media devices.

A pivot to Xbox followed with the Xbox Video and Xbox Music apps, but again, these were abandoned further down the line as Microsoft’s own ambitions changed. These apps still exist, but with new names and new interfaces: Groove Music and Microsoft Movies & TV (or Film & TV in certain markets such as the UK).

These are the two, official replacements for Windows Media Player in Windows 10. Groove Music, for instance, is a fairly basic music player with a few interesting features, such as the ability to build a cloud collection of your music files across multiple devices using OneDrive.

If you want to play video content, Windows will instead push you to use Microsoft Movies & TV. Not only will this play basic video formats such as MP4 and AVI, but it can also be used to rent TV series or movies in full HD from the built-in rental marketplace, although this is only available in certain locations.

In that respect, Movies & TV is designed as a competitor for other big media rental apps such as Google Play or Amazon Prime Video. If you decide to rent content through the PC app, you’ll also be able to access it on an Xbox, should you wish too.

There’s no denying, however, that Movies & TV and Groove Music don’t have the same brand recognition that Microsoft had with Windows Media Player. By splitting Media Player’s features into two apps, however, Microsoft is trying to offer more distinctive features than the original Media Player for each intended purpose.

These may be ideal replacements for Windows Media Player, or they may be lacking in the features you’d expect. One problem with both apps, for instance, is a lack of the overall file format support you’ll see from third-party alternatives. This problem can only really be fixed by switching to an alternative media player instead.

Alternative Media Players for Windows 10

Rather than using a 10+ year old media player, there are better, more modern alternatives to Windows Media Player available for Windows users. Plenty of free media players for Windows exist, but the best option for most users is likely to be VLC.

As third-party media players go, VLC is the ultimate option for most Windows and Mac users. It plays pretty much every type of media file, and you can even use VLC to manage music playlists or use VLC with Chromecast to play media content on a TV remotely.

If you’re looking for a VLC alternative, then you may prefer to give Plex or Kodi a try. Both Kodi and Plex can be used for media playback, but if you’re looking for a great media server, Plex is what you’ll need, as it allows you to share your favorite movies and TV content to multiple devices across your network.

The world has moved on, so for music lovers, you may be looking for a music streaming service like Spotify or Apple Music instead. Both services allow you to import your own music collection into their apps, while also giving you access to music from other artists and musicians that you may already own.

Playing Media on Windows 10

Using Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 10 probably isn’t the best option, but it will allow you to quickly play some common media files. You’ll have problems playing newer media formats like MKV in Windows Media Player, however. For most users, you’ll be better off using an alternative like VLC instead of this outdated player.

Of course, don’t forget Microsoft’s official replacements for Windows Media Player 12. While the Groove Music and Microsoft Movies & TV apps are often forgotten, they will help you play media files on your PC without installing additional third-party software, although VLC still remains the best option for most users.

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