Microsoft published a new support page with details about codec support in the Windows Media Player app. As it turns out, the company is removing AC-3 Dolby Digital support in Windows 11 version 24H2.

PARIS – Eager to move its proprietary audio/video codec into Europe's steadily growing digital radio market, Microsoft Corp. has gained membership in the World DAB Forum, an industry group developing ...

So I have a question about the future and the prospects of Windows Media Codecs I have used the codecs extensively in the past and now for Video and Audio; they can produce quality files and there is ...

The long awaited release from Microsoft’s Windows Media Group, code named Corona, has finally appeared in a beta version. Now dubbed Windows Media 9 Series, it is the first comprehensive platform ...

Something we love about Windows 7 is that it has much better native codec support, like H.264 and AAC. But the price might be high: It looks like Windows 7 might ...

But, while I could view it no one else could thanks to antiquated players. Having non-techies try to download and install a new version on Media Player would be a nightmare, so I did up another ...

Yep, ran into some problems with MediaPlayer 8 and The Playa on XP. I was trying to watch Enemy at The Gates DivX, which was using a special AC3 sound codec.<P>Found an old copy of Media player 6.4.x ...

A Codec is a combination of Coder and Decoder, or Compressor and Decompressor, and it is software used to compress or decompress digital media files, such as songs or videos. To play OGG, Vorbis, and ...