Windows Media Player

E184407

Windows component media player software version of Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player is Microsoft’s built-in multimedia application for playing audio, video, and streaming media on Windows operating systems.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Windows Media Player canonical	9
Windows Media Player 12	2
Media Player	1
Windows Media Player 6.x	1
Windows Media Player 7	1
Windows Media Player Mobile	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1621419 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Windows Media Player
Context triple: [Windows 98, includedComponent, Windows Media Player]

A. Windows Media Center
Windows Media Center is a discontinued Microsoft digital video recorder and media player application for Windows that provided a TV-friendly interface for watching and recording live television, playing media, and accessing online content.
B. DirectShow
DirectShow is a Microsoft multimedia framework and API used on Windows for capturing, processing, and playing audio and video streams.
C. Windows 7
Windows 7 is a Microsoft operating system known for its improved performance, refined user interface, and widespread adoption following Windows Vista.
D. Windows
Windows is a widely used family of graphical operating systems developed by Microsoft for personal computers, servers, and other devices.
E. Plex
Plex is a media server and streaming platform that lets users organize, stream, and access their personal and online media libraries across various devices.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Windows Media Player
Target entity description: Windows Media Player is Microsoft’s built-in multimedia application for playing audio, video, and streaming media on Windows operating systems.

A. Windows Media Center
Windows Media Center is a discontinued Microsoft digital video recorder and media player application for Windows that provided a TV-friendly interface for watching and recording live television, playing media, and accessing online content.
B. DirectShow
DirectShow is a Microsoft multimedia framework and API used on Windows for capturing, processing, and playing audio and video streams.
C. Windows 7
Windows 7 is a Microsoft operating system known for its improved performance, refined user interface, and widespread adoption following Windows Vista.
D. Windows
Windows is a widely used family of graphical operating systems developed by Microsoft for personal computers, servers, and other devices.
E. Plex
Plex is a media server and streaming platform that lets users organize, stream, and access their personal and online media libraries across various devices.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Windows component ⓘ media player software ⓘ version of Windows Media Player ⓘ
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
feature	CD burning ⓘ CD ripping ⓘ media library management ⓘ online media guide integration ⓘ playlists ⓘ plug-in support ⓘ skins support ⓘ streaming media playback ⓘ synchronization with portable devices ⓘ visualizations ⓘ
includedWith	Windows 10 ⓘ Windows 7 ⓘ Windows 8 ⓘ Windows operating system ⓘ linked to: Windows
initialReleaseYear	1991 ⓘ
latestMajorVersion	Windows Media Player 12 ⓘ linked to: Windows Media Player
license	proprietary software ⓘ
operatingSystem	Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows Windows 10 ⓘ Windows 2000 ⓘ Windows 7 ⓘ Windows 8 ⓘ Windows 95 ⓘ Windows 98 ⓘ Windows ME ⓘ Windows Server family ⓘ linked to: Windows Server Windows Vista ⓘ Windows XP ⓘ
platform	IA-32 ⓘ x86-64 ⓘ
previousName	Media Player ⓘ linked to: Windows Media Player
programmingLanguage	C++ ⓘ
supportsDRM	Windows Media DRM ⓘ
supportsFormat	AAC ⓘ ASF ⓘ AVI ⓘ CD audio ⓘ DVD-Video ⓘ MP3 ⓘ MPEG-2 ⓘ MPEG-4 ⓘ WAV ⓘ WMA ⓘ WMV ⓘ
supportsLanguage	multilingual user interface ⓘ
supportsMetadata	ID3 tags ⓘ album art ⓘ automatic media information retrieval ⓘ media ratings ⓘ play counts ⓘ
supportsProtocol	HTTP streaming ⓘ MMS ⓘ RTSP ⓘ
website	https://support.microsoft.com/windows-media-player ⓘ

How these facts were elicited