Groove Music VS Windows Media Player

[HexagonT]

Hello experts, can you please help me knowing the differences between two applications? So I can decide what program is better to use.

Edited September 25, 2022 by HexagonT

[David H. Lipman]

Instead of either, I suggest using VideoLAN VLC Player.

[Porthos]

I actually uninstall Groove Music from EVERY computer I service.

It is fine if you wish to purchase music directly from Microsoft. I feel the same about the movies and TV app as well.

 

[HexagonT]

18 hours ago, Porthos said:

I actually uninstall Groove Music from EVERY computer I service.

It is fine if you wish to purchase music directly from Microsoft. I feel the same about the movies and TV app as well.

I don't see any buttons to purchase music anywhere on the app interface. It is just an audio player that plays my locally installed audio.

The pink button below is just an advertisement for another app.

Edited September 26, 2022 by HexagonT

[David H. Lipman]

2 hours ago, HexagonT said:

I don't see any buttons to purchase music anywhere on the app interface. It is just an audio player that plays my locally installed audio.

That's what VLC Player is but goes further such as download, stream and convert.  It has a very broad CODEC base and plays a plethora of media files.

[Porthos]

4 hours ago, HexagonT said:

I don't see any buttons to purchase music anywhere on the app interface. It is just an audio player that plays my locally installed audio.

The music store was discontinued. The player was kept so users who bought music can still play them.The player is now just a redundant player.

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What's happening to the Groove Music app?

We’ll continue to update the Windows 10 Groove Music apps for PC, Xbox, and Windows Phone so you can play your purchased music. On December 31, 2017, the option to stream, purchase, and download music from Groove Music was discontinued. If your purchased music was downloaded, you’ll still be able to listen to it.

 

Edited September 26, 2022 by Porthos

[HexagonT]

12 hours ago, Porthos said:

The player is now just a redundant player.

 

I don't think Groove Music is completely same as Media Player.

 

It seems that Media Player sends telemetry.

[HexagonT]

13 hours ago, David H. Lipman said:

That's what VLC Player is but goes further such as download, stream and convert.  It has a very broad CODEC base and plays a plethora of media files.

Thank you for suggestion! I’ll take into consideration. But what are the differences between GrooveM and MediaP