Media Player
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This article is about the original Microsoft media player. For media players in general, see Media player. For the latest Microsoft media player, see Windows Media Player.
| Media Player | |
 Media Player for Windows 95 |
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| Developer: | Microsoft |
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| Latest release: | 5.1 / August 6, 2004 |
| OS: | Microsoft Windows |
| Use: | Media player |
| License: | Proprietary |
| Website: | microsoft.com/windows95/ |
Media Player was originally released as part of Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions, then later bundled with Windows 95 and Windows NT. Since the release of Windows 98 though, Media Player was rebranded as Windows Media Player, then at version 6.4.
Although Microsoft bundles more advanced media players such as Windows Media Player in Windows XP, Media Player is still included with every copy. The Media Player name also lives on in Media Player Classic, a project to create an open source replacement.
 Media Player running on Windows XP |
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