About this tag
Groove Music is a music player app developed by Microsoft, included with Windows 10 and later replaced by the Media Player app in Windows 11. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover a range of user experiences, including troubleshooting playback distortion, editing album metadata, and resolving app crashes or internet connectivity issues that prevent Groove Music from working. Users also discuss integration with Cortana for voice-controlled music playback and managing playlists. The tag reflects community support for common problems and migration guidance as Microsoft retires Groove Music's streaming service in favor of other solutions.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft Retires Internet Explorer, Paint 3D, Groove Music, and More: A Windows Migration Guide

    Microsoft has quietly closed another chapter of Windows history by retiring a clutch of familiar apps — Internet Explorer, Paint 3D, Movies & TV (storefront), Groove Music’s streaming service, and the legacy Mail app — each disappearance reflecting a larger strategy to consolidate services, cut...
    • WindowsForum AI
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    • app retirement backup compatibility content-portability cross-platform digital ownership drm-content edge-ie-mode enterprise it groove music internet explorer mail app microsoft 365 migration movies & tv movies anywhere paint 3d playlist-migration spotify windows 11
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
  2. A

    Windows 11 Music on PC is distorted and scratchy

    Hi Everyone, I hope you can help me. I have Windows 11, Acer Aspire 5 PC. I love my music. But something has happened. When I play my music from internet Deezer, or YouTube, or Jango etc it is distorted. You could say "scratchy". I have tried every possible thing, with audio settings etc. Even...
    • Acerguy46
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    • acer audio deezer distortion groove music issues media player music realtek settings sound quality streaming troubleshooting video playback windows 11 youtube video
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. p0rkxch0p

    Windows 10 need help with groove music

    when i right click on an album in groove music theres no option to edit the album, any way to edit?
  4. emooverlord

    Windows 10 Windows apps not getting internet connection (Windows 10)

    I don't remember what I was doing last, it may have been an update, (Not a feature update) but none of my windows apps are getting internet, including (but not limited to) Microsoft store, Groove Music, Mail, Microsoft Edge, etc.. I've tried running the windows store apps troubleshooter but it...
    • emooverlord
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    • app connection issues connectivity error codes groove music help request internet mail app microsoft edge microsoft store network screenshots troubleshooting update windows 10 windows update
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. D

    Windows 10 Groove won't run on PC?

    Dear Windows 10 support team, My Groove Music cant not be run, it get force close when I try to open it.
  6. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 Question about Playlists, and why I hate the way MS does things!

    Hi I'm still messing around with trying to get Cortana to play my music. I think it's like the map location thing, she doesn't get the info from Windows 10 about where the music is. So I started all over. I removed everything from my default music folder, except my iTunes folder. I created a...
    • MikeHawthorne
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    • add music audio cortana file management groove music interface itunes media player microsoft mp3 music files music streaming playlist settings software technical issues troubleshooting user experience winamp windows 10
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  7. M

    Windows 10 Trying to get Cortana to use Windows Media Player

    Whenever I say "Play Music" it goes straight to Groove music. I've already associated WPL files with Windows Media Player What's going on?
    • MartyNatale
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    • association audio cortana groove music media player settings troubleshooting video playback voice commands wpl files
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  8. kemical

    Windows 10 Windows 10 cumulative update history

    Microsoft are to include a 'changelog' with each new released update: Windows 10 update history - Windows Help As some of may be aware Windows 10 non insider versions were recently updated to 10586.104: Updates for Windows 10 Version 1511 February 9, 2016 — KB3135173 (brings system to...
    • kemical
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    • active directory changelog cumulative update groove music inprivate browsing internet explorer kb3135173 microsoft edge microsoft store operating system quality improvements remote code execution security fixes software update taskbar update history user experience version 1511 windows 10 windows update
    • Replies: 95
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  9. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 Cortana persistent problem?

    Hi I don't have a lot of expectation that anyone is going to be able to help with this but I've exhausted my research and thought I'd give it a try here. While Cortana has had a lot of issues, the one thing that it did do for me during beta was play my music. Since I installed the final...
    • MikeHawthorne
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    • beta issues cortana feedback groove music home assistant media files music player playlist remote software bugs speech recognition tech support troubleshooting user experience user insights video playback voice commands windows 10 windows upgrade
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  10. A

    Windows 10 cannot get cd's to load in groove music

    I cannot load my cd's into my computer in windows 10. I tried the groove app with one drive and i can't get anything to work. I used to be able to (in windows xp) to stick the cd's in and windows media player would automatically rip the cd in. Now I can't even do that, my WMP has no rip...
    • anthony stewart
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    • cd ripping compatibility groove music media apps media player onedrive troubleshooting user experience windows 10 wmp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  11. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 Anyone been able to get Cortana to play music?

    Hi Before I updated to the final version of Cortana I could get her to play my music by saying, "Hey Cortana, Play my music.". Now she responds saying Sure thing playing your music. Then she says, "Something's not right, try again in a little bit". I've removed all my playlists, cleaned...
    • MikeHawthorne
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    • audio cortana final version functionality groove music home automation music music player playlist settings software bugs support technology troubleshooting update user experience voice activation voice commands windows workflow
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  12. G

    Windows 10 Taskbar, internet and OneDrive don't work

    Good day, community! One day I tried Groove to find my music and assigned it to search on :C, which gave me over 7k titles. So when I tried to change where it should search again, nothing happened, after which I decided to restart the pc to see if anything has changed. It has indeed. After the...
  13. whoosh

    VIDEO Groove

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    • whoosh
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    • groove music music player windows 10 youtube video
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  14. News

    MS11-016 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Groove Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2494047)

    Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (March 8, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Groove that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a legitimate Groove-related file that is located in the same...
    • News
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    • bulletin groove music important microsoft patch remote code execution security update user rights vulnerability
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Security Alerts
  15. News

    Microsoft Security Advisory (2269637): Insecure Library Loading Could Allow Remote Code Execution -

    Revision Note: V6.0 (March 8, 2011): Added the following Microsoft Security Bulletins to the Updates relating to Insecure Library Loading section: MS11-015, "Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution;" MS11-016, "Vulnerability in Microsoft Groove Could Allow Remote Code...
    • News
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    • advisory attack vector bulletin groove music library loading media player microsoft remote code execution remote desktop security update vulnerability
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Security Alerts
  16. News

    MS11-016 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Groove Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2494047)

    Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Groove that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a legitimate Groove-related file that is located in the same network directory as a specially crafted library file...
    • News
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    • bulletin extended security updates groove music important microsoft network publicly disclosed remote code execution user rights vulnerability
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Security Alerts
  17. D

    Sync a word document between computers?

    Hey everyone, this is my first post here and I'm just looking for a quick answer to end my troubles =) I am on my school's senior Yearbook staff and I am looking for a way to put a word document on each of the staff's computer and whenever one of us make a change, it saves it to all of out...
    • Durkbeef
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    • collaboration computer documents file sharing groove music microsoft personal sync word yearbook
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: General Computing