Microsoft rolled out app updates to Insiders on Windows 11, including adding the ability to rip CDs through Media Player.

New Windows Media Player app travels back in time, gains the ability to rip CDs Welcome news for anyone who's ready to retire their Sony Discman.

This can happen when you use third-party software to rip CD tracks instead of using Windows Media Player to perform that task.

Having received CD playback support earlier this year, the new feature in Media Player lets users rip CDs to WMA, FLAC, ALAC, or AAC format, with the latter being the default setting.

Since I put together this new rig and installed Win7 on it, I've been using Windows Media Player to play backups of old mp3's and to rip CD's. In the past I've always used 3rd party software for ...

First, for those of you who are new to this topic, ripping CDs means copying the music files off compact discs so you can play the music from your computer or other devices like your phone or tablet.