Versions of Windows Media Player

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Versions of Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player is available for the Windows, Windows Mobile, and Mac operating systems. Use the information in the table to find the Player version that provides the best digital media experience for the operating system that you have. Visit our Download Center.

Operating system	Default Player version	Recommended Player version
Windows 7	Windows Media Player 12	Included with all language versions of Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions of Windows 7
Windows Vista	Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista	Included with all language versions of the Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise editions of Windows Vista
Windows Vista N editions	None	Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista
Windows Vista KN editions	None	Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)	Windows Media Player 9 Series	Windows Media Player 11
Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1)	Windows Media Player for Windows XP	Windows Media Player 10
Windows XP N editions	None	Windows Media Player 11
Windows XP KN editions	None	Windows Media Player 11
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition	Windows Media Player 10	Windows Media Player 11
Windows Millennium Edition (Me)	Windows Media Player 7	Windows Media Player 9 Series
Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)	Windows Media Player 6.1	Windows Media Player 9 Series
Windows 98	Media Player 2.0	Windows Media Player 7.1
Windows 95	Media Player 2.0	Windows Media Player 6.4
Windows NT Workstation 4.0	Media Player 2.0	Windows Media Player 6.4
Windows Server 2008	Windows Media Player 11	Windows Media Player 11
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and SP2	Windows Media Player 10	Windows Media Player 10
Windows Server 2003	Windows Media Player 9 Series	Windows Media Player 9 Series
Windows 2000 Server	Windows Media Player 6.4	Windows Media Player 9 Series
Windows Mobile	Windows Media Player Mobile. Version varies by device.	Windows Media Player Mobile is shipped as part of the Windows Mobile operating system.
Mac OS X	None	Windows Media Components for QuickTime Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X
Mac OS 8.1 or later	None	Windows Media Player 7.1 for Mac

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