To play an audio or data CD

1. With Windows Media Player open, insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Click the Now Playing quick access panel button, and then click the CD.

Notes

• After a CD begins playing, click Now Playing to watch a visualization.
• To play a CD repeatedly, on the Play menu, click Repeat.
• HDCD CDs play using the full 20-bit audio quality used to create the CD. Enhanced audio quality playback is only available on select versions of Windows. For more information, see Special features.
• You can also play CDs by clicking Copy from CD, and then clicking the Play button,

Related topics

• To eject a CD
• To change the file types the Player plays automatically
• To view a visualization