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Displaying Web Pages in Windows Media Player

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[The feature associated with this page, Windows Media Player SDK, is a legacy feature. It has been superseded by MediaPlayer. MediaPlayer has been optimized for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft strongly recommends that new code use MediaPlayer instead of Windows Media Player SDK, when possible. Microsoft suggests that existing code that uses the legacy APIs be rewritten to use the new APIs if possible.]

The Windows Media Player HTMLView feature enables Internet content providers (ICPs) to use the Now Playing feature of the full mode Player to display Web-based content while digital media content is playing. (HTMLView is not supported by the Windows Media Player control.) In the past, ICPs had to display advertisements in separate Web browser windows (called "pop-up advertising") or had to add customized digital media players to their webpages. With HTMLView, ICPs can provide a personalized and integrated experience created specifically for Windows Media Player 9 Series and Windows Media Player 10, while ensuring that digital media content still plays back in earlier versions of Windows Media Player.

This section provides information about using HTMLView, creating HTMLView content, and resolving potential issues you may encounter when using the HTMLView feature in the following topics:

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