Windows 10: How to force WMP to always apply/display changes to mp3 tag info?

Does anyone know why Windows Media Player 12 is so stubborn when it comes to updating MP3 tag information, particularly the ratings field?

I have my WMP Library options set as shown in the attached file, yet have mp3 files with ratings set months ago from within WMP that have not been saved to the files themselves.

I have unchecked the "Maintain my star ratings as global ratings in files" and "Write media information changes to files" options, rechecked them, and clicked apply, yet still have tracks for which the ratings have not been saved to the files themselves.

I have also right-clicked the WMP title bar, clicked "Tools" -> "Apply media information changes", and yet still have tracks in my library with ratings that are saved in WMP but not to the files themselves.

Another possibly related behavior I have noticed is if I update a group of mp3 files' tags to add their track numbers from within another app such as mp3tag, WMP will not automatically detect this update until I actually try to play the tracks. Even closing and reopening WMP will not display the newly-added track numbers for those files.

How do I force WMP to immediately apply and display changes made to a mp3 file's tag information/metadata?

I am running Windows 10 Pro (Version 1909 (OS Build 18363.720)).




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WMP does not read MP3 tags on Windows10

Hi,

my WMP stopped to recognize MP3 tags. It just states : "Unknown author" "Unknown album" etc.

I have huge collection of MP3 and all worked fine till I upgraded to Windows 10 (actually, this problem occured week before the final version of OS was released, I was running preview version)....

I tried to change the library directions (even to a folder od USB device), but it did not work.

Any hints?

 

WMP does not read MP3 tags on Windows10

Hi,

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

What is the make and model of your computer?

I suggest you to open the Windows Media Player then click on the help and select about Windows Media Player.

Click on the section which says technical support information and check the audio codec. Just to make sure that MP3 decoder DMO listed. If you don't see MP3 decoder DMO to be listed then is suggest you to check for an update. You will get it in the help
section.

Thank You.

 

MP3 Tagging software recommendations

Here is the free software I used to sort out the MP3 tags for my Mazda's USB music playback which is very fussy about formats:

1. Tagscanner TagScanner - The Ultimate Tag Editor to check and edit the MP3 file metadata.
2. MP3Test Willkommen auf Shivan's Homepage to quickly check and test for MP3 file errors. Correct any simple errors using Tagscanner above.
3. MP3Diags MP3 Diags to perform a detailed check of MP3 files and correct errors. This program has a learning curve and some experience to use.