Colleagues from deskmodder. Instead you have to go to the Settings page and navigate to Apps — Apps and Features. There you have to select the command Optional Features and on the next page the button Add Feature.
At the latest after a restart of the system the media functions should be available. As you can read within the article: You need to add it as an additional feature.
There is no download pack. After installing media Player still it is not showing up. Any hints? Same here. Your email address will not be published. By using this form you agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. Born's Tech and Windows World. Skip to content. Cookies helps to fund this blog: Cookie settings Advertising.
Bookmark the permalink. Farhan says:. Rudra Ghosh says:. You have to install additional software from Microsoft to have this communication functionality stream music play or create audio CDs, media files, and video DVDs; and take and store pictures. Some recent features that rely on Windows Media files are not included in Windows 10 N.
Some websites and software, such as Windows Store applications and Microsoft Office, use Windows Media-related files that are not included in Windows 10 N edition. Users can make these websites and software work correctly for the additional features except Windows Mixed Reality by installing the Media Feature Pack for N versions of Windows Once you have installed the Media Feature Pack, there are additional apps that can be installed from the Store to regain fuller Windows 10 functionality.
Such apps include but are not limited to :. VP9 Video Extensions. Web Media Extensions. Groove Music. Xbox Gaming Overlay. Voice Recorder. Windows 10 N includes the same functionality as other Windows 10 editions, except for Windows Media Player and related technologies. The excluded technologies include, but aren't limited to, the following features.
Windows Media Player user experience: Enables Windows Media Player features, such as the ability to play media files and audio CDs, manage media in a library, create a playlist, provide metadata including album art for media, create an audio CD, transfer music to a portable music player, and play streaming content from a website.
Windows Media Player ActiveX control: Exposes methods and properties to manipulate multimedia playback from a webpage or an application. Windows Media DRM: Enables the secure delivery of protected content for playback on a computer, portable device, or network device. Media sharing and Play To: Enables music, pictures, and videos on a networked computer to be shared with other computers and devices on the same network.
Also enables computers to find those kinds of files on the network. Media Foundation: Provides support for content protection, audio and video quality, and interoperability for DRM. Groove Music: A preinstalled application that's used to play digital music.
Voice Recorder: A preinstalled application that's used to record sounds. Skype: A preinstalled application that's used for messaging and communications.
