Microsoft has announced an update for the Windows 11 Media Player app. Version 11.2202.42.0 brings Audio CD support, making the operating system more friendly to this ancient audio format. Microsoft ...

CDs aren’t exactly cutting-edge in 2025. Since the peak years around the turn of the millennium, sales have plummeted because streaming services like Spotify have taken over. But there are still times ...

I can’t remember the last time I played music on a spinning compact disc. It’s been the better part of 20 years since I spent countless hours ripping CDs into a bloated MP3 collection, trying to call ...

I haven't posted any technical help questions on Ars for ages, but here goes. This is probably 'old tech' for most of you. I have an enormous CD collection and I've been ripping some (more) to MP3 ...

Windows Media Player enables you to record sounds from a microphone or other audio devices. Your recording saves to a Windows Media Audio file that offers the flexibility to copy to other recording ...