The Asian Age

Windows Media Player bids goodbye to Win 10

- AGE CORRESPOND­ENT

If you have spent a considerab­le amount of your life enjoying movies on the Windows Media Player, then this news might affect you. Microsoft's latest update for Windows 10 Insiders Ring has disabled the Windows Media Player.

Without any major announceme­nt, the latest update to Windows 10 Beta testers has disabled the popular media player on Windows operating system. Microsoft has been on the lookout to replace the older bits of Windows, which were carried over from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, with modern and more efficient software. It is expected that most of the older sections of Windows 10 will be revamped with the upcoming fall creators Update and the removal of the Windows Media Player from the list may signal the beginning of the process.

If you still use the Windows Media Player, then you can still get it back after going into Apps and Features. However, Microsoft might be willing to push the new Movies app that came built in with Windows 10 and has improved over the course of time with several updates. Apart from that, there are free-todownload third-party media players such as VLC Player and KM Player, both of which support more formats than Microsoft's counterpar­ts.

?? ?? Porsche created quite a controvers­y when it decided to offer the previous 911 GT3 with just the 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox. Although the PDK gearbox is one of the best automatic transmissi­ons around, the trackfocus­sed GT3 is best enjoyed with a manual. After countless hate mails from enthusiast­s, Porsche has finally given the updated 991.2 GT3 a 6-speed manual borrowed from the brilliant 991 R. This gearbox uses shorter ratios and provides a better feel. The gearbox is connected to a 4.0-litre, naturally-aspirated flat-six engine based on the race engines that power the 911 GT3 R and 911 RSR racecars. It produces 500PS of power and 460Nm of peak torque. The manual version of the GT3 runs from 0 to 97kmph in 3.8 seconds. If you are looking for bragging rights at your local watering hole, you’d be better off with the PDKequippe­d version which is capable of hitting a ton in just 3.2 seconds.–
Porsche created quite a controvers­y when it decided to offer the previous 911 GT3 with just the 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox. Although the PDK gearbox is one of the best automatic transmissi­ons around, the trackfocus­sed GT3 is best enjoyed with a manual. After countless hate mails from enthusiast­s, Porsche has finally given the updated 991.2 GT3 a 6-speed manual borrowed from the brilliant 991 R. This gearbox uses shorter ratios and provides a better feel. The gearbox is connected to a 4.0-litre, naturally-aspirated flat-six engine based on the race engines that power the 911 GT3 R and 911 RSR racecars. It produces 500PS of power and 460Nm of peak torque. The manual version of the GT3 runs from 0 to 97kmph in 3.8 seconds. If you are looking for bragging rights at your local watering hole, you’d be better off with the PDKequippe­d version which is capable of hitting a ton in just 3.2 seconds.–
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