Windows 10: Sync option for Windows 11 Media Player

I cannot find a sync option anywhere on the new Media Player. When I connect my MP3 player, it charges fine but it doesn't show up automatically in the Media Player like it used to on my old PC. How do I enable the sync option?

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Windows Media Player 11 in June

Although we have to wait for the new Microsoft Vista OS, new version of Windows Media Player 11 will be available before the end of June. The XP version won't have all the features of its Vista successor, but the company won't say which features will be excluded. I guess we have to wait for a public test version and see what's included. With the new media player, consumers will be able to "reverse sync," meaning they can send content from a digital device to a PC. Another change is the ability to alter protected music and video files to change their quality level. With the new software, protected Windows Media files can be converted to smaller file sizes for playback on mobile devices. The biggest no go is that Windows Media Player 11 won't allow conversion of purchased Windows Media Songs into Apple iPods. So songs bought from a Windows Media store still won't play on the iPod.

Source: CNET News

 

Windows Media Player 12 - Sync List Empty

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

If your device's storage capacity is more than 4 gigabytes (GB), and your entire Player Library can fit on the device, Windows Media Player will automatically sync unless you choose to manually sync. If you keep the automatic sync option, you
can either choose which files to sync or you can have the entire Player Library copied to the device.

Every time you connect your device to your PC while Windows Media Player is running, the Player automatically updates the contents of the device to mirror the contents of the Player Library.

However, if you are not seeing the list of songs under the Sync tab, I would suggest you to try these steps and check again:

1. Open Windows Media Player and click the sync tab.

2. Go to the folder where the songs are stored.

3. Select all the songs, left click on the highlighted songs and drag it to Windows media player under “sync”

Let us know if you get the same result.

You can also try to directly add the songs manually by following the steps below:

1. Press Windows key + E to open file explorer.

2. Click "This PC" on the left pane.

3. Double click the phone and locate the folder where the songs are stored.

Copy and paste the desired songs in this particular folder

I also suggest you to Run the Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter and check, if the issue persists.

Follow these steps to run the troubleshooter:

a. Press “Windows key” on your keyboard.

b. Type Troubleshooting and click Troubleshooting under Settings.

c. Now select Programs in the search option.

d. Under Media Player, select Windows Media Player Settings to run the troubleshooter.

Hope this helps. If issue persists, please reply with information for further assistance. We will be happy to help.

 

Unable to Sync Windows Media Player to my phone

Hi James,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern. Let me help you.

To assist you better, please provide us more information.

• 
  Which Windows 10 build are you using?
  
• 
  When you try to the sync do you get any error message?
  

Let’s try simple troubleshooting steps and check if this helps in resolving the issue. Follow the below methods.

Method 1.

I suggest you to run Windows Media Player troubleshooter, it will automatically fix the problems with Windows media player. Please follow the steps:

• 
  Press Windows key + C on your keyboard to show the Charms bar.
  
• 
  Type Troubleshooting and click
  Troubleshooting under Settings.
  
• 
  Now type Troubleshooter in the search option.
  
• 
  In the search option in the new window, type Media Player
  and click on Windows Media Player Settings Troubleshooter and follow the prompts.
  

Method 2.

If the issue still persist, I recommend you to disable and then enable Windows media Player from the Windows Features and check if it helps to resolve the issue. Follow the below steps:

• 
  Press Windows key + X and select
  Control Panel.
  
• 
  Select Programs and Features.
  
• 
  Click Turn Windows features on or off. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  
• 
  Click on Media Features.
  
• 
  To turn Windows Media Player off, clear the
  check box. Click OK and then restart the computer.
  

To Turn Windows Media Player ON, click on the checkbox once again and click
OK. And then restart the computer.

For reference click on the link:

Windows Media Player - Microsoft Support

Hope this helps. Let us know the result.