

Both Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode is available for download from official Windows Virtual PC homepage at or from Microsoft Download Center ( Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode). While Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode have leaked earlier, Microsoft has officially released Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode as final RTM version for public download, in conjuction with the official public release of Windows 7. Windows XP Mode is pre-installed with integration components and pre-configured to allow user to run the virtual machine immediately right after installed, to provide backward compatibility for legacy productivity software with seamless access from host desktop capability.


Together with Windows Virtual PC, Microsoft also releases Windows XP Mode, a virtual machine package for Windows Virtual PC containing a pre-installed, licensed copy of Windows XP SP3 as its guest operating system. By installing Windows Virtual PC, user can run more than one guest operating systems at the same time inside the virtual machines, or many productivity applications on a virtual Windows environment via RemoteApp, where Windows Virtual PC virtualizes its standard PC and associated hardware. Learn more.Windows Virtual PC (VPC) is a new version of Microsoft Virtual PC virtualization software designed specifically for Windows 7. Make it yoursĬustomize Windows Media Player with easily installed skins, visualizations, and plug-ins for a new look and extra features. To download this for free from Microsoft Store, go to Movies & TV and select Get. (This takes a while.)Īfter your system is restored to the earlier configuration, check to see whether Windows Media Player runs correctly again.įor advanced video features like 4K, you might also want to try Microsoft Movies & TV. Select Create a restore point, and then in the System Properties pane, select System Restore.įollow the prompts to select the restore point just before the round of updates that seemed to trigger the problem. Select the Start button, and then type system restore. If Windows Media Player stopped working correctly after the latest updates from Windows Update, verify that the updates are the problem by using System Restore. Learn about the features and how to fix problems. Get helpįind help and how-to information for your version of Windows Media Player. Get Windows Media Player for your version of Windows, or learn how to play Windows Media files on your Mac. We recommend you move to a Windows 11 PC to continue to receive security updates from Microsoft. Support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020
