Windows 10: Why does WMP give us such poor options to create automatic playlist?

I'm so frustrated at MS Windows Media Player. It's the app I use the most for playing mp3.


On iTunes, automatic playlists are so smart that you can almost create regular expressions with it, it's almost

like a mini SQL.


On windows, WMP is so poor that it only has 'Is', 'Is Not' and 'Contains'. 'Doesn't contain' is missing.


I know we can't expect much from Microsoft, but is there a way to create an automatic playlist where

say "Grouping doesn't contain Fast"?

:)

 

Why does WMP give us such poor options to create automatic playlist?

I'm so frustrated at MS Windows Media Player. It's the app I use the most for playing mp3.

On iTunes, automatic playlists are so smart that you can almost create regular expressions with it, it's almost

like a mini SQL.

On windows, WMP is so poor that it only has 'Is', 'Is Not' and 'Contains'. 'Doesn't contain' is missing.

I know we can't expect much from Microsoft, but is there a way to create an automatic playlist where

say "Grouping doesn't contain Fast"?

 

WMP Will Not Save Playlist


I have a new computer with Win 10 Home installed. I am trying to use WMP and create some music playlists. When I create a list of songs and try to save them as a playlist I get a pop-up that says: "Windows Media Player encountered a problem while creating or saving the playlist". I have clicked on "Web Help" in the pop-up box and tried all the suggested solutions, but none of them have solved the problem. Can you please help.

 

WMP Will Not Save Playlist


Update: I have done a few things since posting:
1. I have shut off WMP by going to Control Panel, typing in "windows features', finding WMP and 'unchecked' the box. Then 'restarted' my computer. Then I went back to Control Panel (as before) and 'checked' the WMP box. I was lead to believe that this would reset WMP, but it did not work.

2. As stated in my original post: I clicked on "Web Help" that is part of the pop-up that says 'Windows Media Player encountered a problem while creating or saving the playlist'. I followed the suggested solutions (2) but that did not work either.

3. This problem occurs if I put in music files on the right hand side of WMP and try to save to a playlist by using the 'save' button, OR trying to 'create' a playlist on the left hand side of WMP.

Thanks for any help!