Windows 11 Media Player Falls Short of 17-Year-Old Predecessor
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Windows 11’s modern Media Player is somehow worse than the version from 17 years ago
Microsoft’s modern Media Player for Windows 11 has received an Insider Preview update, but tests suggest it still uses more memory and opens videos more slowly than the classic Windows 7-era version.
Windows 11 Media Player Falls Short of 17-Year-Old Predecessor
Microsoft keeps updating its default media app for Windows 11. Yet fresh tests show the modern Media Player lags behind the legacy version that shipped with Windows 7. The older app launches videos faster. It consumes far less memory. And it handles common formats without extra fees. Recent Insider builds delivered version 11.2605.14.0. They fixed caption styling, added an indexing banner for media libraries, reduced playback errors through bett…
The new Windows 11 media player uses 3.5 times more vivid memory and charges for the use of common video codecs performance problems persist under Windows 11The new Windows 11 media player does not convince: many users express their dissatisfaction since it was released. Although it offers features such as customizable captions and better playlist management, the software consumes much more memory...
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