Windows Media Player was once the default player for Windows, but that’s no longer the case with Windows 10. If you cannot find it on your computer, you will need to install and activate it. How you do this depends on which version of Windows 10 you are running. What happened to Windows Media Player? Windows Media Player disappeared because the European Commission ruled that Microsoft’s practice of pre-installing some software on their operating systems was anti-competitive. This ruling forced the company to offer different versions of Windows 10 that did not include Windows Media Player, Groove Music, Movies & TV, Voice Recorder, and Skype…. Read more