Get Windows Media Player

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.) Which version of Windows am I running?

Operating system/browser	Player version	How to get it
Operating system/browser Windows 10	Player version Windows Media Player 12 Learn more	How to get it Included in clean installs of Windows 10 as well as upgrades to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. DVD playback isn't included. Go to the DVD playback for Windows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 10.
Operating system/browser Windows 8.1	Player version Windows Media Player 12 Learn more	How to get it Included in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro, but doesn't include DVD playback. Go to the DVD playback for Windows 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.
Operating system/browser Windows 8	Player version Windows Media Player 12 Learn more	How to get it Included in Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro, but doesn't include DVD playback. Go to the DVD playback for Windows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 8. For Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 8 N and KN editions, get the Media Feature Pack.
Operating system/browser Windows RT 8.1 and Windows RT	Player version N/A	How to get it Windows Media Player isn't available for Windows RT 8.1 and Windows RT.
Operating system/browser Windows 7	Player version Windows Media Player 12 Learn more	How to get it Included in Windows 7 Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. For Windows 7 N or KN editions, get the Media Feature Pack.
Operating system/browser Windows Vista	Player version Windows Media Player 11 Learn more	How to get it 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).
Operating system/browser Windows XP	Player version Windows Media Player 11 Learn more	How to get it Get it now Get 64-bit * For N and KN editions, get Windows Media Player 11. * Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (64-bit) is designed to work with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
Operating system/browser Windows Server 2008	Player version Windows Media Player 11 Learn more	How to get it Included in Windows Server 2008 and installed when the Desktop Experience feature is turned on. See Knowledge Base article 947036 to learn how to turn on the Desktop Experience feature and to see a list of the other features that are included with the Desktop Experience.
Operating system/browser Windows Server 2003	Player version Windows Media Player 10	How to get it Included in Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2. Get SP2 Get SP2 for x64 editions
Operating system/browser Windows Phone	Player version Windows Media Player Mobile Learn more	How to get it Included as part of Windows Phone.
Operating system/browser Mac OS X	Player version Windows Media Components for QuickTime Learn more	How to get it Get it now
Operating system/browser Firefox	Player version Windows Media Player ActiveX control for Firefox	How to get it Get it now