Windows Media Player Legacy skins appear to be disappearing before Microsoft’s deadline
Neowin reports the change across Windows 11 24H2, 25H2 and 26H2, while Microsoft’s documentation still lists November 10, 2026 as the end date.
TLDR
Windows Media Player Legacy skin support appears to be disappearing on some Windows 11 systems ahead of schedule, Neowin reports. Microsoft’s own deprecated SDK documentation says skins will no longer be supported starting November 10, 2026 on Windows 11 version 24H2 and later. The reported early change spans the shared servicing family used by versions 24H2, 25H2 and 26H2. This affects the old player’s custom visual interfaces, not Windows’ modern Media Player app, and the evidence does not establish that every device has lost the feature at once.
Windows Media Player Legacy skins appear to be disappearing before Microsoft’s deadline
Neowin reports the change across Windows 11 24H2, 25H2 and 26H2, while Microsoft’s documentation still lists November 10, 2026 as the end date.
TLDR
Windows Media Player Legacy skin support appears to be disappearing on some Windows 11 systems ahead of schedule, Neowin reports. Microsoft’s own deprecated SDK documentation says skins will no longer be supported starting November 10, 2026 on Windows 11 version 24H2 and later. The reported early change spans the shared servicing family used by versions 24H2, 25H2 and 26H2. This affects the old player’s custom visual interfaces, not Windows’ modern Media Player app, and the evidence does not establish that every device has lost the feature at once.
