When playing a library of tunes in Windows Media Player 10 you may notice that depending on your songs, one tune may stop playing, you may hear a few seconds of silence, then the next tune will start. To avoid this "dead air" you can enable a feature called crossfading. As one song ends, the music playing blends from one song to the next, reducing, if not eliminating, the silent time.

1. Click the "Now Playing" tab.

2. Right-click on the Windows Media Player 10 title bar, choosing "View" - "Enhancements" - "Crossfading and Auto Volume Leveling".

3. A panel should appear at the bottom of the "Now Playing" tab. Click "Turn on crossfading".

4. Move the slider underneath the link to the right to increase the amount of crossfade time between songs; moving it to the left decreases the crossfade time.

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