Open the Media Player app using the taskbar search field adjacent to Windows Start Menu. Next, select Music Library from the left side. Then click on the red Add folder button A new panel will ...

Reader Jim has a laptop running Windows 7, and wants Windows Media Player to scan the music stored on an external hard drive and add it to his library. No problem, Jim! But let’s make sure to ...

That way double-clicking an MP3 file won't automatically open in Windows Media Player (which, if you didn't turn off the add media to library option, would also create a duplicate copy on your ...

Kat Korsmo asked how to play music off an external hard in Windows Media Player library. (My answer covers iTunes, as well.) As people replace their hard drives with smaller SSDs, many will choose ...