Windows Media Player update still can’t beat the old version

The Windows Media Player improves stability and subtitle handling, but it still falls short of the legacy version when it ...
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Microsoft wants you on Windows 11’s modern Media Player, but it uses 3.5x more RAM and paywalls codecs

Windows Media Player gets new features in Insider builds, but it still to open a video, uses 3x more RAM idle, and can't play ...
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Windows 11's New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges for Popular Video Codecs

Microsoft's new Media Player for Windows 11 is drawing criticism now that tests have found it to use far more memory than the ...