Microsoft Windows Media Player stops serving up CD info
1 day ago · It survived Microsoft's Zune experiment and remains in Windows 11 - though now branded "Legacy" as Microsoft pushes users toward its modern Media Player app. Microsoft does not share …
WMP CD Metadata Lookup Shuts Down — Open Tools for Archive ...
2 days ago · Microsoft quietly pulled the plug on the online album-lookup service that made Windows Media Player (both the legacy desktop app and the modern Media Player in Windows 11) …
Media Player not looking up missing album art and artist ...
6 hours ago · It seems that you are experiencing issues with Windows Media Player not retrieving album art and information for your audio CDs. This could be related to the settings within Windows Media …
Windows Media Player just lost one of its oldest features
2 days ago · Microsoft just quietly pulled the plug on one of Windows Media Player’s oldest and most loved features. If you still enjoy digitizing your compact discs into digital files, you may have recently …
Windows Media Player’s CD Metadata Service Goes Dark
Windows Media Player itself still exists, CDs still spin, and the software can still rip audio files perfectly well. But without the metadata service, a core part of the user experience—the part that made CD …
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Microsoft Windows Media Player stops serving up CD album info
2 days ago · Microsoft is celebrating the resurgence of interest in physical media in the only way it knows how… by halting the Windows Media Player metadata service. Readers of a certain vintage …
Troubleshoot Windows Media Player in Windows 11/10
Dec 24, 2025 · Locate Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service: Scroll through the list of services and find Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service. Stop the Service: Right-click on …