Updated: July 11, 2020 (June 18, 2007)

Windows Media Platform History

The following chart enumerates updates to the Windows Media (WM) platform since 1999. The two left columns show versions of the platform and the dates they were first released. The middle column shows which components were updated as part of the platform update. The right column contains additional information about each platform version, such as its ship vehicle.

Platform Version	Initial Release	Components Updated	Notes
WM Technologies 4.0	Spring 1999	Codecs, DRM, tools	Some components included with WM Services 4.0, which shipped with Windows Server 2000.
WM Technologies 7.0*	Summer 2000	Codecs, DRM, tools	Some components included with WM Player 7, which shipped with Windows Me.
WM 8.0	Fall 2001	Codecs, tools	Codecs included with WM Player 8, which shipped with Windows XP.
WM 9 Series	Late 2002	Codecs, Tools, DRM	Major platform update included many new codecs, SDKs. Updates continued

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