播放音乐，无论是数字音频文件还是 CD，都是我们大多数人（如果不是所有人）在 Windows 10 计算机和设备上所做的事情之一。尽管微软为^(Microsoft)Windows 10创建了Groove Music应用，而且即使有很多第三方媒体播放器，有些人仍然喜欢旧的Windows Media Player。如果您是这个应用程序的长期粉丝，您可能希望在Windows 10中继续使用它。如果是这样，本指南适合您：我们将向您展示如何在Windows Media Player中播放音乐，无论它是否是在您的库^(Library)中找到的歌曲和其他音频文件。我们解释了不同的播放模式^{(Playback Modes)}以及每个播放控件^{(Playback Controls)}的工作原理。我们还回答了诸如Windows Media Player可以处理多少首歌曲以及如何在Windows Media Player中播放所有音乐等问题。

如何在Windows Media Player中播放音乐库中的音乐^{(Windows Media Player)}

从您的Windows Media Player 库^{(Windows Media Player Library)}中播放MP3文件和其他数字音频文件很简单。只需浏览^{(navigate through Windows Media Player)}Windows Media Player并双击或双击一首歌曲。或者，您也可以选择一首曲子，然后按播放^(Play)控件^{(Playback Controls)}上的播放。

如何在Windows Media Player中播放音乐^{(Windows Media Player)}

播放控件^{(Playback Controls)}始终可见，但是一旦播放或选择了歌曲，它们就会起作用并且不再灰显。

Windows Media Player：导航^(Navigation)面板和控件

下面是对播放控件^{(Playback Controls)}的详细介绍。从左到右，它们是：

• 随机播放^(Shuffle)– 打开或关闭随机播放模式^{(Shuffle Mode)}。在随机播放模式^{(Shuffle Mode)}中，您选择的专辑、播放列表或类别中的曲目会以随机顺序播放。
• 重复^(Repeat)——这会打开或关闭重复模式^{(Repeat Mode)}。激活后，重复模式^{(Repeat Mode)}会重复您选择的播放列表、专辑或类别。例如，当它到达专辑的结尾时，它会从第一首曲目重新开始。如果您想连续反复播放一首歌曲，请从搜索查询中播放它或创建一个仅包含该歌曲的播放列表。
• 停止^(Stop)- 按停止^(Stop)停止播放并将播放位置^{(Play Position)}重置为歌曲的开头。
• 上^(Previous)一首 – 返回所选播放列表或类别中的上一首歌曲。在随机播放模式^{(Shuffle Mode)}中，此按钮播放最后播放的歌曲，无论其在播放列表或类别中的位置如何。
• Play / Pause- 如果播放停止，此按钮将恢复或开始播放。如果正在播放歌曲，这将成为暂停^(Pause)按钮并停止播放但保留播放位置^{(Playback Position)}。当您按下Play时，您将从中断处开始播放。
• Next / Fast Forward – Next下一首会跳到播放列表中的下一首歌曲，就好像该歌曲已达到其持续时间的末尾一样。Click/tap并按住此按钮可快进播放，以便您查找歌曲的特定部分。
• 静音^(Mute)– 单击/点击此按钮可将音量静音。播放不会停止，尽管您听不到任何声音。
• 音量滑块^{(Volume Slider)}– 向左滑动可减小音量，向右滑动可增大音量。
• Seek – 将鼠标悬停在播放控件上方的进度条上以显示Seek滑块。将其移动到您希望歌曲开始播放的位置。向左滑动可移向歌曲的开头，向右滑动可靠近歌曲的结尾。

Windows Media Player：播放控件

在您离开播放控件^{(Playback Controls)}之前，您还应该注意Windows Media Player在左下角显示当前播放的歌曲信息。Click/tap它以从显示专辑插图切换到小型音频频谱可视化。您还可以将鼠标悬停在其上以显示其他歌曲信息。

Windows Media Player : 有关当前播放歌曲的信息

另请注意，在皮肤模式^{(Skin Mode)}或正在播放模式下，^{(Now Playing Mode,)}播放控件^{(Playback Controls)}可能会被缩减或显示不同，但功能相同。

处于正在播放模式^(Mode)的Windows Media Player

Playback Controls中还有另一个播放功能。如果您将鼠标悬停在一首歌曲上，则会弹出一个带有“预览^(Preview)”按钮的小对话框。单击它一次，歌曲将开始播放。

在Windows Media Player^{(Windows Media Player)}中预览歌曲

在预览模式下播放歌曲后，您可以通过单击^{(Preview Mode,)}跳过^(Skip)跳过 15 秒进入歌曲。将鼠标从对话框移开，歌曲会自动停止播放。如果您正在寻找一首特定的歌曲并且您不确定这是否是一首，这是一个方便的功能。

在Windows Media Player^{(Windows Media Player)}中预览歌曲时跳过

如何从任务栏在Windows Media Player中播放音乐^{(Windows Media Player)}

Windows Media Player还可以直接从您的任务栏播放歌曲。只需^(Simply)将鼠标悬停在任务栏上的图标上，播放控件^{(Playback Controls)}就会出现。将鼠标悬停^(Hover)在它们上方，工具提示将显示正在播放的歌曲的名称。就像查看Windows Media Player 库时一样，^{(Windows Media Player Library)}单击^(Click)或点击Play / Pause、上一个^(Previous)或下一个^(Next)。

^(Play)从任务栏在Windows Media Player中^{(Windows Media Player)}播放音乐

如何在Windows Media Player中播放^{(Windows Media Player)}音频 CD^{(Audio CDs)}

要播放保存到数据光盘的音频 CD或数字音频文件，您只需将光盘插入计算机，它就会在您的^{(Audio CDs)}导航^(Navigation)面板中弹出。请注意，除非您从 CD 中翻录^{(rip them from the CD)}这些歌曲，否则这些歌曲不会出现在您的资料库^(Library)中。单击^(Click)或点击光盘的名称，Windows Media Player会显示其内容。

请注意，您还可以在顶部的面包屑中看到驱动器号。^{(breadcrumbs)}接下来，选择一首歌曲或点击播放^(Play)，就像从您的资料库^(Library)中播放一首歌曲一样。

如何在Windows Media Player中播放^{(Windows Media Player)}音频^(Audio)CD

如何播放不在 Windows Media Player库中的歌曲

您还可以使用Windows Media Player播放不属于您的媒体库^(Library)的音乐。通过从另一个位置（例如文件夹或您的桌面）拖动一个或多个音频文件，然后将其放到Windows Media Player 的^{(Windows Media Player’s)}播放列表中来执行此操作。如果未显示播放列表，请先单击或点击窗口右上角的播放选项卡。^(Play)这些歌曲随后由Windows Media Player 播放^{(Windows Media Player)}，但不会添加到您的音乐库中。

^(Play)在不属于库的Windows Media Player中^{(Windows Media Player)}播放音乐

您还可以在文件资源管理器^{(File Explorer )}或桌面中右键单击（按住）音频文件，然后选择“使用 Windows Media Player 播放”^{(“Play with Windows Media Player”)}或“添加到 Windows Media Player 列表”。^{(“Add to Windows Media Player List.”)}

从桌面或文件夹使用Windows Media Player 播放^{(Windows Media Player)}

如果您在文件资源管理器中查看包含音乐文件的文件夹，^{(File Explorer)}您可以从顶部的功能区界面中选择音乐工具选项卡，然后按^{(Music Tools)}播放、全部播放^{(Play, Play all)}或“添加到播放列表”^{(“Add to playlist)}。”如果Windows Media Player不是您播放媒体文件的默认应用程序^{(default app for playing media files)}，您可以从显示的对话框中选择它。

^(Play)从文件资源管理器在^{(File Explorer)}Windows Media Player中^{(Windows Media Player)}播放音乐

如何在Windows Media Player中播放所有音乐^{(Windows Media Player)}

我们知道在Windows Media Player中播放所有音乐的三种方法。第一个可能是最简单的：打开Windows Media Player，只需按下播放^(Play)按钮，无需从库中选择任何歌曲。这会自动创建一个包含所有音乐的播放列表，Windows Media Player会开始播放。请注意，如果您首先选择一首歌曲、专辑、类别或播放列表，Windows Media Player只会开始播放该项目，而不是您的所有音乐。

如何在Windows Media Player中播放所有音乐^{(Windows Media Player)}

在Windows Media Player^{(Windows Media Player )}中播放所有音乐的第二种方法也很简单。打开Windows Media Player并右键单击或按住任务栏中的图标。然后，在显示的上下文菜单中，选择“播放所有音乐”。^{(“Play all music.”)}

使用Windows Media Player^{(Windows Media Player)}的任务栏图标播放所有音乐

请注意，您还可以将Windows Media Player固定到您的任务栏^(taskbar)或开始菜单^{(Start Menu)}。右键单击或按住其固定的快捷方式为您提供相同的“播放所有音乐”^{(“Play all music”)}选项。

如何使用固定快捷方式在Windows Media Player中播放所有音乐^{(Windows Media Player)}

最后，还有第三种方法可以在Windows Media Player 中播放所有音乐，^{(Windows Media Player,)}但有点复杂。创建一个新的播放列表并将您资料库中的所有歌曲添加到其中。如果您需要这方面的帮助，我们在本教程中介绍了您需要采取的所有步骤：如何在 Windows Media Player 中创建播放列表^{(How to create playlists in Windows Media Player)}。

Windows Media Player^{(Media Player)}可以处理多少首歌曲？

Windows Media Player可以处理的歌曲数量没有限制。处理大型音乐库时可能出现的唯一问题与您的 Windows 10 计算机或设备的速度和强大程度有关。在处理海量音乐库时，Windows Media Player 的^{(Windows Media Player’s)}性能可能会受到负面影响，尤其是当您将歌曲保存在慢速硬盘上时。

Windows Media Player支持的格式

Windows Media Player本身支持许多音频和视频^(video)文件类型：

• Windows媒体^(Media)格式（.asf、.wma、.wmv、.wm）
• Windows媒体元文件^{(Media Metafiles)}（.asx、.wax、.wvx、.wmx、wpl）
• Microsoft 数字视频录制^{(Microsoft Digital Video Recording)}(.dvr-ms)
• Windows媒体下载包^{(Media Download Package)}( .wmd )
• 视听交错 (.avi)
• 运动图像专家组^{(Experts Group)}（.mpg、.mpeg、.m1v、.mp2、.mp3、.mpa、.mpe、.m3u）
• 乐器数字接口^{(Instrument Digital Interface)}（.mid、.midi、.rmi）
• 音频交换文件格式^{(Interchange File Format)}（.aif、.aifc、.aif f）
• Sun Microsystems和NeXT (.au, .snd )
• Windows 音频 (.wav)
• CD 音轨 (.cda)
• Indeo 视频技术 (.ivf)
• Windows Media Player 皮肤^{(Media Player Skins)}（.wmz、.wms）
• QuickTime 电影文件 (.mov)
• MP4 音频文件 (.m4a)
• MP4 视频^{(MP4 Video)}文件（.mp4、.m4v、.mp4v、.3g2、.3gp2、.3gp、.3gpp）
• Windows音频文件（.aac、.adt、.adts）
• MPEG-2 TS 视频文件 (.m2ts)
• 免费无损音频编解码器 (.flac)

Windows Media Player还会尽可能自动使用其他播放器安装的编解码器。要检查您的 Windows 10 PC 上已安装了哪些编解码器，请首先从Windows Media Player打开“^{(Windows Media Player)}帮助^(Help)”菜单。如果您没有看到它，请单击或点按“组织^(Organize)”，选择“布局^(Layout)”，然后单击或点按“显示菜单栏”。^{(“Show menu bar.”)}

如何查看Windows Media Player的菜单栏^{(Windows Media Player)}

然后单击或点击菜单栏上的帮助，然后选择^(Help)“关于 Windows Media Player”。^{(“About Windows Media Player.”)}

关于 Windows 媒体播放器

接下来，单击或点击“关于 Windows Media Player”^{(“About Windows Media Player” )}窗口中的“技术支持信息”^{(“Technical Support Information’”)}链接。

Windows Media Player的技术支持信息^{(Support Information)}

Windows Media Player现在会在您的 Web 浏览器中打开一个网页，其中包含有关它的信息。向下滚动^(Scroll)以查找有关已安装音频编解码器的详细信息。

^{(Audio Codecs)}Windows Media Player使用的音频编解码器

与其他较新的应用程序相比，您仍然更喜欢Windows Media Player吗？^{(Windows Media Player)}

这涵盖了用于收听数字音频和音频 CD的Windows Media Player的基本播放功能。^{(Windows Media Player )}您还在Windows 10中使用它来播放您喜爱的歌曲并维护您的音乐库吗？随意^(Feel)在评论部分添加有关Windows Media Player的提示或问题。

How to play music in Windows Media Player -

Playing mυsic, whether it’s a digital audio file or a СD, is onе of the things that most, if not all of us do on our Windows 10 соmputers and devices. Although Microsoft created the Groove Music app for Windows 10, and even if there are many third-party media players out there, some people still like the old Windows Media Player. If you’re a longtime fan of this app, you might want to continue using it in Windows 10. If that’s so, this guide is for you: we show you how to play music in Windows Media Player, regardless of whether it’s songs and other audio files found in your Library or not. We explain the different Playback Modes and how each of the Playback Controls works. We also answer questions, such as how many songs can Windows Media Player handle and how to play all music in Windows Media Player.

How to play music from your library in Windows Media Player

The basic playback of MP3 files and other digital audio files from your Windows Media Player Library is simple. Just navigate through Windows Media Player and double-click or double-tap on a song. Alternatively, you can also select a tune and press Play on the Playback Controls.

How to play music in Windows Media Player

The Playback Controls are always visible, but once a song is playing or selected, they become functional and are no longer grayed out.

Windows Media Player: Navigation panel and controls

Here’s a closer look at the Playback Controls. From left to right, they are:

• Shuffle – this turns Shuffle Mode on or off. In Shuffle Mode, tracks in the album, playlist, or category you’ve chosen are played in random order.
• Repeat – this turns Repeat Mode on or off. When activated, Repeat Mode repeats the playlist, album, or category you’ve selected. For example, when it reaches the end of an album, it starts again from the first track. If you want to play one song over and over continuously, play it from a search query or create a playlist containing that one song only.
• Stop – pressing Stop ceases playback and resets the Play Position to the beginning of the song.
• Previous – it returns to the previous song in the playlist or category selected. In Shuffle Mode, this button plays the last song played, regardless of its position in the playlist or category.
• Play / Pause – if playback is stopped, this button resumes or begins play. If a song is playing, this becomes the Pause button and stops playback but retains the Playback Position. When you press Play, you start playback from where you left off.
• Next / Fast Forward – Next skips to the next song on the playlist as if the song has reached the end of its duration. Click/tap and hold this button to fast-forward playback so you can seek a specific part of the song.
• Mute – click/tap this button to mute the volume. Playback does not stop, though you do not hear any audio.
• Volume Slider – slide this left to decrease the volume and right to increase the volume.
• Seek – hover your mouse over the progress bar above the playback controls to reveal the Seek slider. Move this to the position where you’d like the song to start playing. Slide left to move towards the beginning of the song, and slide right to move closer to its end.

Windows Media Player: Playback controls

Before you move away from the Playback Controls, you should also note that Windows Media Player displays the currently played song information in the lower-left corner. Click/tap on it to switch from displaying album artwork to a small audio spectrum visualization. You can also hover your mouse over it to display additional song information.

Windows Media Player: Information about the currently played song

Also, note that in Skin Mode or Now Playing Mode, the Playback Controls may be pared down or displayed differently but function in the same way.

Windows Media Player in Now Playing Mode

There’s also another playback feature that isn’t included on the Playback Controls. If you hover your mouse over a song, a little dialogue will pop up with the Preview button. Click it once, and the song will begin playing.

Preview a song in Windows Media Player

Once the song is playing in Preview Mode, you can skip 15 seconds into the song by clicking Skip. Move your mouse away from the dialogue box, and the song automatically stops playing. This is a handy feature if you are looking for a particular song and you aren’t sure if this is the one.

Skipping while previewing a song in Windows Media Player

How to play music in Windows Media Player from your taskbar

Windows Media Player can also play songs right from your taskbar. Simply allow your mouse to hover over its icon on the taskbar, and the Playback Controls appear. Hover over them, and a tooltip will display the name of the song playing. Click or tap Play / Pause, Previous, or Next just like you would while viewing the Windows Media Player Library.

Play music in Windows Media Player from the taskbar

How to play Audio CDs in Windows Media Player

To play Audio CDs or digital audio files saved to a data disc, all you have to do is insert the disc into your computer, and it pops up in your Navigation panel. Note that these songs don’t show up in your Library unless you rip them from the CD. Click or tap on the disc’s name, and Windows Media Player displays its contents.

Note that you can also see the drive letter in the breadcrumbs at the top. Next, choose a song or hit Play just like playing a song from your Library.

How to play an Audio CD in Windows Media Player

How to play songs that are not in your Windows Media Player library

You can also use Windows Media Player to play the music that isn’t part of your Library. Do so by dragging one or more audio files from another location, such as a folder or your desktop, and drop it on Windows Media Player’s playlist. If the playlist is not displayed, first click or tap on the Play tab from the upper-right corner of the window. The song(s) are then played by Windows Media Player but are not added to your library.

Play music in Windows Media Player that's not part of the library

You can also right-click (press-and-hold) on an audio file in File Explorer or your desktop and select “Play with Windows Media Player” or “Add to Windows Media Player List.”

Play with Windows Media Player from the desktop or a folder

If you are viewing a folder with music files in it in File Explorer, you can select the Music Tools tab from the ribbon interface at the top, and then press Play, Play all, or “Add to playlist.” If Windows Media Player is not your default app for playing media files, you can select it from the dialog that shows up.

Play music in Windows Media Player from File Explorer

How to play all music in Windows Media Player

There are three ways we know for playing all music in Windows Media Player. The first one is probably the easiest: open Windows Media Player and just press the Play button without selecting any song from the library. That automatically creates a playlist with all your music, which Windows Media Player starts playing. Note that if you first select a song, album, category, or playlist, Windows Media Player starts playing just that item instead of all your music.

How to play all music in Windows Media Player

The second method to play all music in Windows Media Player is also easy. Open Windows Media Player and right-click or press-and-hold on its icon from the taskbar. Then, in the contextual menu that shows up, select “Play all music.”

Play all music in Windows Media Player using its taskbar icon

Note that you can also pin Windows Media Player to your taskbar or Start Menu. Right-clicking or pressing-and-holding on its pinned shortcut gives you the same “Play all music” option.

How to play all music in Windows Media Player using its pinned shortcut

Finally, there’s also a third method to play all music in Windows Media Player, but it’s a bit more complicated. Create a new playlist and add all the songs in your library to it. If you need help with that, we covered all the steps you need to take in this tutorial: How to create playlists in Windows Media Player.

How many songs can Windows Media Player handle?

Windows Media Player has no limitation when it comes to how many songs it can handle. The only problems that may occur when dealing with large music libraries are related to how fast and powerful your Windows 10 computer or device is. When dealing with massive music libraries, Windows Media Player’s performance might be negatively affected, especially if you keep your songs on slow hard drives.

Windows Media Player Supported Formats

Windows Media Player natively supports many audio and also video file types:

• Windows Media formats (.asf, .wma, .wmv, .wm)
• Windows Media Metafiles (.asx, .wax, .wvx, .wmx, wpl)
• Microsoft Digital Video Recording (.dvr-ms)
• Windows Media Download Package (.wmd)
• Audio Visual Interleave (.avi)
• Moving Pictures Experts Group (.mpg, .mpeg, .m1v, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .mpe, .m3u)
• Musical Instrument Digital Interface (.mid, .midi, .rmi)
• Audio Interchange File Format (.aif, .aifc, .aiff)
• Sun Microsystems and NeXT (.au, .snd)
• Audio for Windows (.wav)
• CD Audio Track (.cda)
• Indeo Video Technology (.ivf)
• Windows Media Player Skins (.wmz, .wms)
• QuickTime Movie file (.mov)
• MP4 Audio file (.m4a)
• MP4 Video file (.mp4, .m4v, .mp4v, .3g2, .3gp2, .3gp, .3gpp)
• Windows audio file (.aac, .adt, .adts)
• MPEG-2 TS Video file (.m2ts)
• Free Lossless Audio Codec (.flac)

Windows Media Player also automatically uses codecs installed by other players when possible. To check which codecs are already installed on your Windows 10 PC, first open the Help menu from Windows Media Player. If you don’t see it, click or tap on Organize, select Layout, and click or tap on “Show menu bar.”

How to see the menu bar of Windows Media Player

Then click or tap Help on the menu bar and select “About Windows Media Player.”

About Windows Media Player

Next, click or tap on the “Technical Support Information’” link from the “About Windows Media Player” window.

Technical Support Information for Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player now opens a webpage in your web browser with information about it. Scroll down to find details about the audio codecs installed.

Audio Codecs used by Windows Media Player

Do you still prefer Windows Media Player to other newer apps?

That covers the basic playback functionality of Windows Media Player for listening to digital audio and audio CDs. Are you still using it in Windows 10 to play your favorite songs and maintain your music library? Feel free to add your tips or questions about Windows Media Player in the comments section.

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