MSN Music Store, Digital Media Mall, Auto Sync feature, new design...
New in11.0:
Completely redesigned interface, redesigned Music Library for more efficiently managing your music, support for URGE (new digital music service from MTV Networks), PlaysForSure technology for better integration with home A/V equipment; Release Notes - Last Updated: 01.18.07 (v11.0.5721.5146)
Upgrade Meter: 5
New in10.0.x:
Sleek new design, 'Digital Media Mall' feature (for downloading and/or streaming music and video from online stores, including MSN's new music store), Auto Sync feature for synchronizing music and video with portable devices, enhanced device support (support for new portable music players and devices), Janus DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology, improved 'All-in-One Smart Jukebox,' Portable Media Center (PMC) support; Release Notes - Updated: 02.16.05 Upgrade Meter: 5
07.30.01. The .NSC Processor Contains Unchecked Buffer patch eliminates a security vulnerabilities in Windows Media Player versions 6.4, 7.0, and 7.1 that could potentially run code of attacker’s choice.
New in7.1: Windows Media Audio 8 (WMA8) encoding/decoding support, Windows Media Video 8 decoding, Smart Transcode support, ".ASX Processor Contains Unchecked Buffer" Vulnerability Patch (see below), various other updates and bug fixes; Notes Upgrade Meter: 4
05.25.01. The .ASX Processor Contains Unchecked Buffer patch eliminates two security vulnerabilities in Windows Media Player versions 6.4 and 7.0 that could potentially run code of attacker’s choice. This patch is already included in version 7.1.
New in7.0: Completely redesigned interface, Skins and Visualizations support, CD copying capabilities, CD error correction support, Media Search feature, Media Library, interactive 10-band audio equalizer, SRS WOW audio enhancement technology, Windows Media Update Notifier traybar agent, album and artist information from All Music Guide Upgrade Meter: 5
New in6.4: Support for Windows Media Technologies 4.0, which delivers FM-stereo-quality streaming audio for all modem users via Microsoft's Windows Media compression software "MSAudio", high-quality download-and-play music with files half the size of equivalent-quality MP3 files, and a copyright system for enabling content providers to charge for electronic distribution of music & videos; Windows Media Audio SDK; Notes Upgrade Meter: 5