How to Download and Install New Redesigned Media Player and Notepad Apps in Windows 11
Yesterday Microsoft released 2 new redesigned apps for Windows 11 operating system. These 2 new apps are Media Player and Notepad. Both apps come with a new enhanced UI matching with Windows 11 design principles. In this article, we’ll tell you how to download and install these new apps in Windows 11.
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Things to Know about New Media Player and Notepad Apps
Before installing these new apps, you should remember following things:
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- Both apps are available for download on Microsoft Store only.
- Media Player app will replace existing Groove Music app in Windows 11.
- New Notepad app is an updated version of built-in Notepad program which comes preinstalled with Windows 11.
- Once you install Media Player and Notepad apps, these apps will replace Groove Music and default Notepad apps in your Windows 11 device.
How to Download and Install Media Player and Notepad Apps in Windows 11
If you want to test or use these new apps in Windows 11, you’ll need to install or upgrade these apps using Microsoft Store app which comes bundled with Windows 11. You’ll need to search for these new apps on Store app to find their download links as Microsoft hasn’t provided direct download links for these apps.
For your convenience, we are providing direct download links to Media Player and Notepad apps. You can use these links to direct open download pages of these apps in Store app and then you can install these apps in your Windows 11 computer system.
Here are the direct download links to these official apps on Microsoft Store:
Open above mentioned pages in your browser and click on “Get” button which will open these apps download pages in Microsoft Store. Now click on “Update” button given on these app pages in Store to update existing versions of these apps (Notepad and Groove Music) which come preinstalled with Windows 11 to the latest version which will install new redesigned Notepad and Music Player apps in your device.
Important Note About Media Player Download Page
Media Player is the new name for Groove Music app. If you’ll search for Media Player app on Microsoft Store, you’ll not find any download page related to this official app. Of course, you’ll get several unofficial Media Player apps pages.
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The official download page of Groove Music is the page which you need to get new Media Player app. Microsoft has released a new update for Groove Music app which will download and install the new Media Player app to replace Groove Music app installed on Windows 11 devices.
So Grove Music app page is actually the real download page of new Media Player app.
Quick Review and Hands-on Video of Media Player and Notepad Apps
The new Media Player app is a fully featured music library app which allows users to browse and play music files. You can also create and manage multiple playlists quickly and easily. The app automatically detects and adds media files stored in Music and Video folders on user’s PC to its library. You can also manually add extra folders in the app to find more content. The new Media Player app is also optimized for accessibility including improved keyboard shortcuts and access keys for keyboard users as well as other assistive technologies. As we mentioned above, the new Media Player replaces the Groove Music app, if you have your music collection stored in Groove Music, all your library and playlists will migrate automatically to this new app.
The new redesigned Notepad app comes with brand new UI which looks fresh and clean matching with new design features of Windows 11. Microsoft has also added dark mode support to Notepad app. You can switch between Light and Dark theme modes using Notepad Settings page. By default, Notepad follows the default system theme set in Windows 11. The menus in Notepad have also been simplified along with the addition of some new features such as multi-level undo, colorful emojis and enhanced find-and-replace experience.
Don’t forget to check out our hand-on video of these new apps:
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So – with the new Groove – will the importing details of all the media files into the libraries, regardless of me wanting the “library’ to include them, , or not ?
Also – re Notepad –
I use the current version of that program as a basic – safe to use on any file facility –
I used to use it for saving files to read on my elderly ebook reader, but it appeared from the many weird character combinations I was seeing rather than the actual characters in the text, that Microsoft had changed the default file code page Notepad used for saving to .txt files.
While that would have been a minor annoyance – it seems that there is NO option to select any other codepage to be the default, so – at every save I have to set the format to be used for that save action!
Then again from the image of the app – will the new version be able to use links in the supplied data to go to the internet for whatever is set in wait for those using the links within the new APP –
Adding extra access hurdles to Office and MS-365 is annoying enough, but making the basic .txt program so much less secure !
UNLESS :
Those options are going to include the user having to specifically authorise each:
Link.
Site(s) a link points to.
Pages accessed on that site.
And whatever entries within those pages may be accessed !
My thoughts would be – If there is to be a NEW text file with added facilities – Why not resurrect the Write.exe App for that.
and – while doing that – maybe make the Wordpad App not lose parts of files when the file gets too large for it!
If it is too difficult to fix the App to manage the larger file sizes:
A simple warning message when the data gets to the limits –
That the data to be saved needs to be split into multiple files.
Is there a way to install it on Windows 10? It seems the Microsoft Store lists the old Groove Music as Media Player but the app is the same as before.