Windows 10: Had Win 8.1 with Media Player, Now have Win 11. Media Player is impossible figure it works.

I used Windows Media Player in Windows 8.1. I had around 130 Gb in music files. I could download music in .wma or .m3u for my Sony Walkman. Took a while to figure it all out, then you decided to quit supporting 8.1. Purchased a new PC with Windows 11, I believe it is Home version. Windows Media Player is a nightmare to figure out. I cannot figure out how to create a playlist, nor can I figure out how to change it to a .m3u file. That was easy with the old Media Player with dropdown lists, which seem to no longer exist. I know this is the only way that software engineers can keep their jobs is

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Media Player in win 11

hi , i have just installed win 11 (Educational version) , and after that found that there is no media player as usual , so how could i download the offiicial WIN 11 media player

 

Media player

Hi,

For us to isolate the issue further, we’d like to know the following:

• What is the version of your Windows Media Player?
• Did you get any error message? If yes, kindly specify.

In the meantime, I would suggest you to uninstall and reinstall the
Windows Media player. Here are the steps how to:

• Press Win button + R on your keyboard.
• In the text box, type Control.
• On the left pane, click Turn Windows features on or off option to see Windows Features window.
• Expand Media Feature list, then uncheck Windows Media Player box. It will give a prompt message;
  this will also turn of Windows Media Center click yes as you will need
  to reinstall it after.
• Reboot PC.
• You need to reinstall Windows Media Player. Open Windows Features, tick the Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center, then install it from there.

Let us know how it goes.