Microsoft added support for Vorbis and OGG probably because they have discontinued the Groove Music Pass subscriptions and plan on transferring their subscribers to Spotify which is heavily relying on Vorbis and OGG codecs for streaming. This is proof Microsoft may have rushed the public release of the Web Media Extensions. However, at the moment there are quite a few apps that still don’t support OGG files playback even with the Web Media Extensions kit installed, such as Windows Media Player, Internet Explorer (Edge works though), and the Movies & TV app.Īlso, despite the fact the package is shown to support phones and tablets, it can’t be installed on Windows mobile devices at the moment. According to the app’s description, we should be able to play OGG files in any supporting app.
You can get it from the Windows Store by visiting the link below.ĭownload Web Media Extensions (Windows Store) If you want to play OGG files on Windows 10, the first thing you need to do is install Microsoft’s newly released Web Media Extensions app. However, things are about to change as Microsoft has released the Web Media Extensions package that adds support for Vorbis, Theora, and OGG codecs on Windows 10.
