Media Players

Articles and tutorials about apps that you can use to play music, watch movies, rip music, view pictures, and other multimedia content.

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The 5 best free alternatives to Windows DVD Maker

Codrut Neagu
04.05.2017

Windows DVD Maker was a free DVD authoring tool that was included in some editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Unfortunately, even though it was used by many people, Microsoft decided to stop including it in their operating systems,

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Cast media from a web page in Microsoft Edge to a wireless display with Miracast

Codrut Neagu
04.07.2016

Apple has AirPlay and Google has Chromecast. But what does Microsoft have? Miracast, of course, which is a multiplatform standard - a technology which anybody can use and implement in the hardware they build and in the software they develop.

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Watch HD movies anywhere, on the go, or the best gadget to buy this summer

Ciprian Adrian Rusen
15.06.2016

Miracast is a relatively new wireless display standard which is designed for mirroring the screen of your smartphone, tablet or PC, to a TV or a display, without requiring physical HDMI cables. If you want to watch HD movies from

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How to Use the Video App in Windows 8.1 to Play Movies Stored Locally

Vlad Falon
24.02.2014

I bet most of you enjoy watching movies on your computers and devices, both when at home and while travelling. With the help of the Video app you can watch all kinds of movies both from your PC and your

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How to Play Videos and DVDs in Windows Media Player 12

Jack Busch
04.06.2010

Windows Media Player 12 plays video clips and DVDs as well as it does audio files. Video clips in your library will automatically be organized for you and can be played easily with a click of a button. In this

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How to Burn CDs and DVDs in Windows Media Player 12

Jack Busch
28.01.2010

Windows Media Player 12 allows computers with built-in CD and/or DVD burners to quickly and easily create audio CDs, data CDs and Data DVDs. This functionality makes creating mix CDs and copying audio CDs for playback in car stereos and