Microsoft continues it upgrade of legacy apps in Windows 11. After releasing the redesigned Clock, Photos, and Snipping Tool, Microsoft brings a new Media Player for Windows Insiders. The new one is available for testing at channel Dev.
The new Media Player for Windows 11 will replace the old one with a major Groove Music update.
Microsoft also wants the new application to replace the classic one Windows Media Player, although the latter will remain available in the Windows Tools folder for some time.
Microsoft believes that many people like the old type of Windows applications and for this reason, the company decided to keep the old Paint with Windows Media Player.
Media Player for Windows 11 also marks the return of a universal application for playing and managing music and videos. Current fixed versions of Windows 10 and 11 have separate applications for music (Groove Music) and video (Movies and TV).
In addition to consolidation two applications in one, the new Media Player brings a modern user interface. The music playback view shows the album art and additional artist photos.
The application also supports CompactView which allows you to keep a small player window above other applications.
We should mention that the new Media Player app for Windows 11 is a public one preview, which means you may encounter some errors.
Microsoft is already aware of an error preventing playback from networking, as well as errors that may affect the processing of an album's metadata, or the sorting of the contents of a library that contains accented tracks.
