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Windows Media Player 11

Play Media Randomly

SUMMARY: Activate the Shuffle playback mode in Windows Media Player 11.


 

Tired of playing multimedia files with Windows Media Player 11 in the order you added them to a playlist? It's easy to play media using a "Shuffle" mode, and there are a variety of ways to do this.

* Press CONTROL-H

* Press "Alt", "P", and then "H", or press "Alt" and then navigate to "Play" - "sHuffle"


Activating Windows Media Player 11's "Shuffle" playback mode via the menus




* If you'd rather not remember these keyboard or menu shortcuts, click on the small button at the bottom of the window that looks like two curved arrows. Note that this button design may differ depending on whether or not you are using a custom player skin.


Windows Media Player 11's Shuffle Toggle button




 

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