Q. How do I uninstall the Player?
A. Windows Media Player is a feature of the Windows operating system and cannot be removed entirely. However, depending upon which version of the Player and Windows that you are using, you might be able to roll back to the version of the Player that was previously on your computer. The procedure varies depending upon which version of the Player you are running.
Windows Media Player 11
1. In Category View of Control Panel, click
Add or Remove Programs.
2. Click
Remove a program, and then, at the top of the list, select the
Show updates check box.
3. In the
Windows Updates section, click
Windows Media Player 11, and then click
Change/Remove.
4. If prompted, restart your computer, and then log on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group.
5. In Control Panel, click
Add or Remove Programs.
6. In the
Windows Updates section, click
Windows Media Format 11 Runtime, and then click
Change/Remove.
7. If prompted, restart your computer, and then log on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group.
8. In Control Panel, click
Add or Remove Programs, and then click
Remove a program.
9. Click
Microsoft User-Mode Driver Frameworks Feature Pack 1.0, and then click
Change/Remove.
Note: If you remove Windows Media Player 11 and the Windows Media Format 11 Runtime, and you try to play a protected file, you may get an error message indicating that the Player cannot play, burn, or sync protected files. To resolve the problem, you can install the Windows Media Format 9.5 Runtime. For information about installing the Runtime, in the Microsoft Knowledge Base, see article
891122, "Update for Windows Media Digital Rights Management-enabled players."
You can also use System Restore to roll back to the previous version of the Player. For more information about System Restore, see
Use System Restore to Undo Changes if Problems Occur.