The media player Microsoft should've built.

VLC is a juggernaut in the media player space, and it's been that way for years. Even dating back to the early days of its existence, I remember getting VLC and it being the de facto media player to ...

João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always ...

Windows Media Player Legacy loses skins on Windows 11 24H2 and later from November 10, 2026, as Microsoft pushes its modern Media Player.

To install MPV Player on Windows 11, download a portable build (Zhongfly or Shinchiro) from mpv.io, unzip it, and run the install batch file as admin. Configure it via mpv.conf. Windows 11 has a ...

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 ...