Trying to drag and drop music files to groove music playlist

As always - Try to ignore ALL Microsoft default answers which is either faulty or a complete lie. Because MS Staff is usually clueless - they don't actually use MS stuff, but read from a database of answers that "can" work.

Microsoft Groove is the B team that wasn't allowed to design the Media Player - and then you understand how good it is . Just like Media Player won't play any common movie file format, neither will Groove play some common Music formats. And drag and drop? Too easy man - Why implement such a simple feature - when you can have add by folder (that will fk up and is terribly slow). or have it choose some path that no one is using.

As much as I like Windows 10 (I do) I hate Windows Groove. Use something else. It will be better even if it is from 1992.

I've reverted back to using the old Windows Media Player for creating a playlist. Groove does not support drag and drop anywhere in the app. Sometimes I just want to drop some music into "Now Playing" playlist but groove does not have this feature.

Besides, groove takes up too much memory to run compared to WMP anyway.

Thank you, I thought i was the only one that thought Microsoft had lost the plot with the app department of windows 10.

The OS is fine, everything else is bugged to f*****r runs in a way that is totally incomprehensible to an English speaking adult.

Just because - here is a litany of inexplicable MAJOR FAILS of GROOVE music

1. It's only purpose seems to be to connect (annoy) with things Xbox and the online store.  I am a 30 year Microsoft certified developer.  I could give a rats patootie about xbox or the online store.  This app needs an "I am an adult" option.
2. Now Playing is a completely wrong, anti-intuitive jumble of complexities if you are an experienced Windows developer/User.
3. No "undo" to changes in Now Playing list.  This only matters if you are building a playlist in the laborious method available.  Then should accidentally click a little too long on one song - or perish the thought- click on a song from the "album view".  It automatically supplants your Now Playing with the whole album without any prompt.  Here is a clue.  If I am playing something, clicking should ADD it to the Now Playing not overwrite.  There is an ancient rule in developing an app - before you wipe out someone's work - ASK!

4.  No drag and drop or context menu support.  Not a big deal if you are 12, own 20 songs and use Groove from the Xbox.  This feature is essential if you have a large music library.  Being a music addict I have over 24,000 on my development box and music is essential to my work day.  Try scrolling through the complete works of Mozart to find a song by name.  "No wait, it is the third track on Disk 84 I can just click in explorer and Drag it...."  FAIL.  "Ok, I can right click on it and add it to Groove's now playing..."  FAIL.

5. Unreliable meta-data.  When I rip my CD's to disk I ALWAYS include complete information about the recording (Thank you Audiograbber!).  More often than not instead of using what is available it uses some or none and fills in the blanks with errors.

The only solution I have come up with is to do all your playlist building in WinAmp or Windows Media player and then let Groove import them.  Seems like a lot of work for an app that the Windows business environment didn't need and I don't believe the user community wanted.  And they wonder why I don't use Edge or Cortana...

Just for reference - Microsoft products have been my career.  I actually like and prefer Microsoft products.  However I would put Groove and Edge somewhere near "Microsoft Bob" in relevance, insight and desirability.

Ya... that doesn't answer the question.

The answer to Elijah's question is: No, groove music player does NOT have the very reasonable/simply feature present in its predecessor (windows media player).

You cannot create a playlist in "now playing" on the fly by dragging and dropping mp3. Instead they replaced drag and drop with the following more inefficient method (probably so the process would be the across different devices).

1. Go to your songs tab
2. scroll the song you want and select it, it should become highlighted in blue
3. A play sign and and a "+" sign should appear adjacent next to the song name
4. "+" button allows you to add it to "now playing" or a new playlist.

you can save your "now playing" as a playlist

But can you convert groove into a minimal window likes in windows media player where it became a small window with just the basic buttons: play, pause, next, repeat, shuffle, artist/song info.

Overall this is one of those interface failures - where they try to unify everything withe lowest common denominator. despite the fact that PC, tablets & phones are inherently different so people interact and use them inherently different - so it doesn't make sense that they should have the "same experience".  It does make sense that core function/base line function and interface should be unified across devices, but different devices should have slightly different branching in interface, e.g. PCs should have drag in drop function. You know, designed with the keyboard and mouse in mind and not how what would be best if you could jab your non-touch screen pc monitor.

Really sorry to say that but if you need support to drag and drop songs into a player, the player may be rubbish and you should use one in which basic functions, well, are functional...