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WMP legacy

Where can i download Window Media Player legacy, because it is gone on my Acer aspire laptop with Windows 11. I phoned Acer and they said to call Microsoft so i did. And the lady gave me a internet adress adres. So ergo this email with my desperate…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-03-12T18:25:25.0066667+00:00
Michelle Beckingham 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-12T18:51:43.79+00:00
VARADHARAJAN K 9,591 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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sound problem

l'm facing an audio issue in Windows 11. The sound icon is active, but there is no sound from the speakers or headphones. Tried updating drivers and restarting; still not working.

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-03-12T17:56:52.85+00:00
ramim husain 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-03-12T18:37:41.0166667+00:00
David-M 106.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Burning CDs with Media Player

Media Player updated to Version 11.2601.11.0. The menu tabs changed and the Play and Burn tabs are gone. There are no tabs. All I can do is play music. What happened? Where do I find my Burn options?

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-03-11T20:39:46.6233333+00:00
Holly Stansberry 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-12T02:39:41.9366667+00:00
Hendrix-V 11,680 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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meu pc está sem som

Há um "X" no ícone do som. Aparece a informação "nenhum dispositivos de áudio instalado".

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-03-12T01:41:16.71+00:00
Maria Lúcia Do Nascimento 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-12T02:16:04.8866667+00:00
Manoel Barros 17,415 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Windows Media Player Album Info Link Broken

Hi, My Windows Media Player and Legacy Player aren't connecting to Musicmatch-ssl.xboxlive.com to identify the disc I put in the computer. I tried a non Microsoft look up program and it removed 2/3 of my album covers from my player. Is there a safe…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-03-11T14:37:20.43+00:00
Rita N Tillman 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-11T20:58:02.2+00:00
Lucus-V 5,625 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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One Drive Photo Access

How do I access my photos uploaded to from my phone on my computer

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-03-11T01:28:23.0566667+00:00
Terri Henninger 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-03-11T02:11:57.8233333+00:00
Rodrigo Queiroz 75,555 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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volume leveling for my music

I need to find a good volume leveling app or program any suggestions

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-03-10T13:42:28.0366667+00:00
RONALD C. BOOKER II 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-10T14:29:17.8433333+00:00
Rodrigo Queiroz 75,555 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to Convert WMA to MP3 that is save on computer

I have a lot of songs that are WMA saved to my computer. I would like to convert them to MPS so I can play them in my vehicle. I also would like not to have to convert them one at a time if possible. What is the best way to complete this?

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-03-10T00:40:05.52+00:00
Eric Silva 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-10T01:30:06.03+00:00
Paulo GM 61,040 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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DRM-protected .WMA files.

Hello. I have some songs that I recorded years ago at home purely for personal, non-commercial use. These songs were burned to a CD and eventually ripped to a computer via Windows Media Player back when it would add DRM protection by default. I no longer…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-03-06T05:53:22.7166667+00:00
dani 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-06T17:51:55.8133333+00:00
DaveM121 851.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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not getting any sound from my mix table

i am trying to record from my dj table to my laptop with a cable from the mixer to the laptop in the headphone socket and i dont get any sound

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-03-06T16:29:24.0633333+00:00
mike engelen 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-06T17:03:25.6033333+00:00
DaveM121 851.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Carmera issue

Hi there, my camera is on but no image on the screen. Can you help?

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-02-20T17:09:01.2566667+00:00
Nii Sowah Bortey 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-25T03:16:39.0566667+00:00
Sin-D 7,765 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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So does Microsoft not even care how its players think?

So they removed the movies and TV process from the windows store. While I understand the risk of that, for instance if my Xbox account were to be banned I assume all my movies and games go with it. With saying that, I have always bought new movies and…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2025-08-15T07:31:02.46+00:00
larry m 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-24T20:27:58.3+00:00
Starscream 0 Reputation points
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what to do if I get this message "Please reconnect your device and try again. A notification has been sent requesting you to allow Microsoft Photos to access and import your photos."

what to do if I get this message "Please reconnect your device and try again. A notification has been sent requesting you to allow Microsoft Photos to access and import your photos.".....so far every fix I find on the internet is complicated…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2025-11-06T19:07:29.1533333+00:00
Alesia Barthelme 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-21T08:10:39.7633333+00:00
Clary-N 9,005 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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my volume keeps muting and I have to disable and enable the speakers to get volume for a couple of seconds.

when I'm watching something, my sound randomly disappears but the volume-slider thing is still at the same number it was at before. The only thing that works to get the sound back is to disable and enable the speakers, and even that only gets the sound…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-02-03T17:19:46.21+00:00
Ben Harrington 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-06T09:23:23.9433333+00:00
Jess-Q 8,550 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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HELP TO FIX MY ALL OF MY JPEG, PNG & PDF IMAGES- CURRENTLY UNLOCKING AS PAINT

Why are all my jpeg files only showing as paint on my computer The issue of JPEG files opening as Paint on your computer can be attributed to a few reasons: File Association Problem: The file associations for JPEG files may have been set incorrectly,…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-01-21T15:32:32.26+00:00
Michael-Liberte 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-26T09:54:11.21+00:00
Jess-Q 8,550 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I am limited with number of photos to upload to microsoft photos in win 11 - why ?

When uploading photos from computer files to the window 11 microsoft photos program, I am limited. All goes well, then it tells me it is unable to upload any more files. it does not matter which photos i select it shuts down. this has occured twicw…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-01-12T20:51:47.1466667+00:00
Ray Gobert 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-12T22:38:19.0533333+00:00
Arlene D 30,705 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Cum fac sa imi aud vocea in aplicatia Bandlab? (se aude doar instrumentalul)

Am o problema in aplicatia Bandlab. O folosesc pentru a inregistra muzica. Problema este ca nu imi aud vocea deloc, se aude numai instrumentalul. Am casti de gaming cu microfon. Laptopul are o singura mufa. Cum pot rezolva sa mi aud vocea?

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2026-01-09T23:26:58.5866667+00:00
Mihai Cone 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-09T23:27:07.6966667+00:00
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windows media players not retreiving media cd information

windows media player not retreiving media cd information for the past week on all my laptops (running both Win10 and Win11) and for both media player and legacy player. This seems to be a common fault that has occured for many people over the past week.…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2025-12-21T13:54:13.3133333+00:00
J HOBAN 10 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-27T17:53:02.88+00:00
CreakyCranky 5 Reputation points
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how do I go back to the older version of windows media player

I want to go back to the old windows media player I hate and I mean hate the new on I can't put my songs on a stick I liked the sit-up for the old version simple ans easy to use and I hate the new e-mail sit also Moved from Microsoft Edge | Microsoft…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2025-06-19T17:30:04.31+00:00
betty skinner 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-12-23T12:38:16.62+00:00
JuliaMarvin 18,540 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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can I reverse the direction the camera is taking a photo like i can on my cell phone

Can I reverse the direction my laptop camera is taking photos like I can on my cell phone camera? [Moved from: Microsoft System Center | Other]

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2025-12-21T02:16:03.6933333+00:00
Ed Hallwood 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-22T06:03:42.3033333+00:00
Norah-L 4,030 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator