Microsoft has announced a new update for the modern Media Player experience on Windows 11, because the company has completed the development of CD ripping support.

While for many people out there CD ripping feels like a super-outdated feature, Microsoft wants to make the new Media Player a feature-complete application, so even such old functionality is sensible in the long term.

The brand new feature belongs to the most recent update, though worthwhile to learn is that merely a number of formats are currently supported.

"Back in March, we introduced CD playback support to Media Player. Using the latest update, we are adding support for CD ripping as well. Supported formats within this release include AAC, WMA, FLAC, and ALAC," Microsoft announced.

The new CD ripping functionality is available as part of version 11.2206.30.0.

The brand new Media Player

Microsoft officially started the rollout from the new Media Player back in November, with the company explaining that it is purpose was to offer a modern multimedia experience of Windows 11. The legacy form of Windows Media Player continues to be available, but of course, it's not receiving any new updates.

"We designed the brand new Media Player to make listening to and watching your multimedia content more fun on Windows 11, and we're really excited to introduce it to all of you! Media Player beautifully showcases your local music and video collections and compliments the new feel and look of Windows 11," Microsoft explained.

"At the center of Media Player is really a full-featured music library that permits you to quickly browse and be a musician, as well as create and manage playlists. If your music collection is within Groove Music today, your library and playlists will automatically migrate for this new experience. The update towards the new Media Player will switch the Groove Music app. The dedicated playback view features album art and rich artist imagery; these can look within the full screen and mini player experiences as well."