Stream with Windows Media PlayerĪnother lesser known feature of Windows Media Player is that it supports streaming of audio to other devices. Once you have installed it, Windows Media Player will automatically detect the song and display its lyrics. You can download it from the apps section of its website. MetroLyrics Plug-in can come handy if you want to check the lyrics of the songs you are playing on Windows Media Player.

Like a web-browser, Windows Media Player lets you install plug-ins on it. You can then sort it by genre and language. Once the page has loaded, click on “Internet Radio” pane from the top. It will technically open the built-in browser of Windows Media Player. To turn Internet Radio on, first you need to switch to Library view, and click on Media Guide. Windows Media Player lets you stream radio, but finding where this options are is somewhat puzzling. Go to the Library tab and tick on the checkbox which says “Automatically preview songs on track title hover”. To enable this feature, go to Tools (press ‘Alt’ key to see options), click on options. You can enable song previews, and it will play the tracks as you hover your mouse over them. And if you are not in a mood to click on each track, there is a smarter way to deal with it. Enable Song PreviewsĪs your music library grows, it becomes extremely tough to figure which track is which. You need to pay US$19.95 to buy its license, but there is a 30 days free trial which you can look into. You can sync MP3 and MPEG4 files with the help of this plug-in. Although Apple has put enough encryption, a plug-in named MGTEK dopisp makes it possible for Windows Media Player to recognize your iPod (and vice-versa).

If you own an iPod, and use Windows Media Player, turns out there is a way to sync them together.

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