Installed kb4046355 and it removes Windows Media Player from PC.

I've just reported this on Windows Insider Feedback Hub:

Installed kb4046355 and it removes Windows Media Player from PC. And installing Build 16299.15 doesn't reinstate it

I installed kb4046355 and it removed Windows Media Player from my Dell Latitude laptop which has been on the Windows Insider program almost from the start.

I paused installing 16299.15 whilst looking for a solution - and was able to see Windows Media Player version 16299.15 in the NewOS folder.

Other web sites encouraged me to believe that I should get a full Windows 10 install from 16299.15, so I un-paused it and allowed it to download again – I used UUPtoISO to create an ISO and then went ahead installing it.

I still do not have any trace of Windows Media Player on my laptop - other than my AppData\Local\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\CurrentDatabase_400.wmdb (which is 153MB) .

dism /online /Get-Features
- does not list it as it did before kb404635 was installed
- and Windows Features/Turn Windows features on or off does not list it.

How do I get Windows Media Player 12 reinstalled?

wgrahamt said:

I've just reported this on Windows Insider Feedback Hub:

Installed kb4046355 and it removes Windows Media Player from PC. And installing Build 16299.15 doesn't reinstate it

I installed kb4046355 and it removed Windows Media Player from my Dell Latitude laptop which has been on the Windows Insider program almost from the start.

I paused installing 16299.15 whilst looking for a solution - and was able to see Windows Media Player version 16299.15 in the NewOS folder.

Other web sites encouraged me to believe that I should get a full Windows 10 install from 16299.15, so I un-paused it and allowed it to download again – I used UUPtoISO to create an ISO and then went ahead installing it.

I still do not have any trace of Windows Media Player on my laptop - other than my AppData\Local\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\CurrentDatabase_400.wmdb (which is 153MB) .

dism /online /Get-Features
- does not list it as it did before kb404635 was installed
- and Windows Features/Turn Windows features on or off does not list it.

How do I get Windows Media Player 12 reinstalled?

See if it is in Settings/Apps/Optional Features:

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Edwin said:

See if it is in Settings/Apps/Optional Features...

Good call - that's one place I'd have to go if I wanted to uninstall it. The other is Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off. At least, that's where it is in 15063.

Problem is, if you uninstall it in Settings, it doesn't show in Control Panel!

Correct - if it is not in settings it doesn't appear in Control Panel Windows Features. And when I did an in-place upgrade from the ISO and look at the history in 'Settings/Manage Optional Settings' it appeared to be installed as an optional setting and then uninstalled again straight away.

Thanks for everyone who pitched in to help... I did solve it independently.

This gave me a clue
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/...to-windows-10/

Specifically, to quote from the article:

“…
Features on Demand v2
…
…
So how do you add these features? There are two approaches, manual and automated. For the manual approach, use the Settings app and navigate to “System –> App & features –> Manage optional features” and click the “+” sign to add a new one.

If you noticed that the list took a while to populate, with the spinning progress wheel, that’s because it’s building this list from Windows Update – that can take some time.
…”

I now have Windows Media Player working with all of my library (some of which is hand curated by me); playlists and artwork.

Thanks again.

I just came across the fact that WMP is gone from build 1709 Windows 10, and it does not show up in Media Features, and It does not show as an optional feature to add - what to do?

Thanks dalchina, I checked there - I have the Media Features checkbox, but nothing is underneath it. I did see in the update history WMP was uninstalled in October, I saw others reporting this with one of the builds.

I tried updating to Fast Ring 1709 17063.1000, and I noticed there was an "Update history" uninstalling Windows Media Player today!, and no WMP either in Control Panel/Windows Features On-Off/Media Features, or under Settings Install Optional Features. How can I get WMP back, I have a piece of software that requires it...