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Windows Media Player is available for Windows and Windows Phone operating systems. Use this table to find the right Player version for your system. (If you've got a Mac, you can download Windows Media Components for QuickTime to play Windows Media files.)

Windows 8.1

Windows Media Player 12

Included in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro, but doesn't include DVD playback. Go to the DVD playback forWindows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 8.1. For Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 8.1 N and KN editions, get the Media Feature Pack.

Windows 8

Windows Media Player 12

Included in Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro, but doesn't include DVD playback. Go to the DVD playback forWindows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 8. For Windows Media Player 12 forWindows 8 N and KN editions, get the Media Feature Pack.

Windows Vista

Windows Media Player 11

Included in Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise editions.

For N and KN editions, get Windows Media Player 11 (for Windows XP).

Windows XP
Windows Media Player 11
Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (64-bit) is designed to work with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.

Windows Server 2008
Windows Media Player 11
Included in Windows Server 2008 and installed when the Desktop Experience feature is turned on. SeeKnowledgeBase article 947036 to learn how to turn on the Desktop Experience feature and to see a list of the other featuresthat are included with the Desktop Experience.

Windows Server 2003
Windows Media Player 10
Included in Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2.

Windows Phone
Windows Media Player Mobile
Included as part of Windows Phone.

Mac OS X
Windows Media Components for QuickTime

Firefox
Windows Media Player ActiveX control for Firefox