PC makers that choose to ship Windows XP with icons on the desktop will have to include at least three Microsoft-mandated icons, the company said. News of the requirement that PC makers include an MSN ...

I am building a new system, and after installing Windows XP w/SP1, I installed XP SP2. But I've noticed that in Windows Media Player, I am missing two skins that I had on my system prior from when I ...

If you grew up with Windows XP or Windows 7, you probably remember how straightforward DVDs once were. Autorun and autoplay ...

Microsoft will rename a product it was ordered by the European Commission to offer--a version of Windows with its media player removed. The product, which Microsoft had wanted to be called Windows XP ...

Microsoft has had a strange relationship with local video playback for the past several years. It’s one of those features that was caught in the purgatory that was created with the start of Windows 10 ...

Below is a list of codecs supported by Windows Media Player 12. While Windows comes preinstalled with the same version, make sure to check the version by using ALT+H key combination. Next, click on ...

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. Microsoft will rename a product it was ordered by the ...