Player Control Guide
[The feature associated with this page, Windows Media Player SDK, is a legacy feature. It has been superseded by MediaPlayer. MediaPlayer has been optimized for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft strongly recommends that new code use MediaPlayer instead of Windows Media Player SDK, when possible. Microsoft suggests that existing code that uses the legacy APIs be rewritten to use the new APIs if possible.]
The Microsoft Windows Media Player ActiveX control object model exposes objects, methods, properties, and events that you can use in skins and when you embed the control in webpages or custom programs.
The following topics describe several ways to use the embedded Windows Media Player control.
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Using the Windows Media Player Control in a Web Page | Describes how to use the Windows Media Player control with Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Netscape 7.1. |
| Using the Windows Media Player Control with Microsoft Office | Describes how to embed the Windows Media Player control in Microsoft Office documents. |
| Using the Windows Media Player Control with Visual Basic | Describes how to embed the Windows Media Player control in applications created with Visual Basic 6.0. |
| Using the Windows Media Player Control in a C++ Program | Describes several ways to embed the Windows Media Player control in a custom C++ program. |
| Using the Windows Media Player Control in a .NET Framework Solution | Describes how to embed the Windows Media Player control in a .NET Framework solution. |
| Creating Web-Based Presentations | Describes how to use the Windows Media Player control for URL flipping. |
| Adding Closed Captions to Digital Media | Describes how to use Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) format to supplement your digital media with captions. |
| Working with the Library | Describes how to work with media items and playlists and their associated attributes. |
| Burning a CD | Describes how to burn a CD by using the IWMPCdromBurn interface. |
| Ripping a CD | Describes how to rip a CD by using the Windows Media Player control. |
| Working with Portable Devices | Describes how to use functionality designed for portable device synchronization. |
| Object Model Migration Guide | Describes how to upgrade pages designed for Windows Media Player 6.4 to make them work with the new object model. |
Related topics
Feedback
Coming soon: Throughout 2024 we will be phasing out GitHub Issues as the feedback mechanism for content and replacing it with a new feedback system. For more information see: https://aka.ms/ContentUserFeedback.
Submit and view feedback for