The Windows on ARM train keeps chugging along! Microsoft has shown strong dedication to porting many of its apps to this platform, and the Movies & TV app is the latest one to receive this treatment.
Besides third-party support for the budding platform, this bodes well for Windows on ARM.
Microsoft announced this new development in an announcement post detailing the other two inbox apps that recently received updates.
The first is the Camera app for Windows 11, which received a new UI and features, while the second is a niche addition to the Media Player that can now rip audio CDs.
Getting back to Movies & TV, we now have native ARM64 support, which means users with devices powered by these types of processors will see faster and better performance when using the application.
On the same flip of the coin, Microsoft has moved local video playback to Media Player. These files will now open by default on the OS’s bundled media player. This migration only impacts file types that are already associated with Movies & TV and only after you open the app for the first time.
Makes sense this change.
After all, Movies & TV is not exactly a media playback program. It only served this purpose while it was on duty until the new Media Player made its debut.
Version 10.22061 will give you access to these new features and improvements, and it is currently exclusive to users enrolled in the Dev channel of the Windows Insider Program.
For testing and all that fun stuff, of course.
