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Windows video players used to just be green screens, which is why you could trick MS Paint into becoming a little theater

If you opened up the ol' Windows Media player back in the 95, 98 or XP days, brace yourself for a mild shock: it was lying to you. And by lying, well, what I really mean is rendering video somewhere ...
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Windows 11’s modern media player is somehow worse than the version from 17 years ago

Microsoft has released a new Insider Preview update for the modern Windows 11 Media Player. However, the app is facing criticism after tests revealed it uses more memory and opens local video files ...
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Drop Windows default video players

🎬 Drop Windows default video players: The OS comes with Films & TV and Media Player, but they’re known to crash easily. The alternative? VLC. It’s free and plays almost any video or audio format.