{"id":4098,"date":"2017-10-21T01:32:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T23:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/?p=4098"},"modified":"2019-06-27T15:51:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T13:51:46","slug":"media-feature-pack-for-windows-10-n-version-1709","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2017\/10\/21\/media-feature-pack-for-windows-10-n-version-1709\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N Version 1709"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.borncity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/win102.jpg\" width=\"58\" height=\"58\" align=\"left\" \/>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.borncity.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/20\/media-feature-pack-fr-windows-10-n-version-1709\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">German<\/a>]Just a note for users of a Windows 10 N version: Microsoft has released the Media Feature Pack for the Windows 10 N Fall Creators Update (version 1709). The Media Feature Pack is required to use certain features.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What is Windows 10 N?<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vg07.met.vgwort.de\/na\/b50516535e974065a139f726c2234fc7\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" alt=\"\">Most of my English language readers are not aware, that there are Windows N versions. Windows N was forced from EU commission several years ago, because Microsoft misused it's market position. Windows 10 N is an operating system version without Media Player and media features. N stands for no media features. A similar Windows 10 KN variant has been released for Korea.<\/p>\n<h3>What if I 've installed Windows N and what's a Media Feature Pack?<\/h3>\n<p>If Windows 10 N is installed, no media features are available. There is no Windows Media Player, but you are able to use VLC-Player for media play back. But without media features, Windows 10 N can't support:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apps with media play back features (Groove Music, Video app etc.) won't work<\/li>\n<li>Connecting smartphones, cameras and mobile devices via USB cable fails, because there is no support for media transfer using Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) and Media Transfer Protocol (MTP).<\/li>\n<li>Edge browser can't display PDF documents, because there is not support for that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/4039813\/media-feature-pack-for-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Microsoft site<\/a> list more restrictions for Windows 10 N. But it's easy to fix that: Just install the Media Feature Pack, and the missing features will be added.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to obtain the Media Feature Pack?<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft offers the Media Feature Pack for Windows N for free download. The problem: Each Windows build need it's customized Media Feature Pack and it's sometimes hard to find the right download address. Microsoft has created the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/3145500\/media-feature-pack-list-for-windows-n-editions\">Media Feature Pack list for Windows N editions<\/a> page linking all Media Feature Packs for supported Windows versions (but at writing this text, the new version hasn't been linked). But Microsoft offers the Media Feature already for download (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/software-download\/mediafeaturepack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download links<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Just download the appropriate version (W<em>indows_MediaFeaturePack_x64_1709.msu<\/em> or <em>Windows_MediaFeaturePack_x32_1709.msu<\/em>), install the pack and restart. Then the missing media feature should be available. Further details may be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/4039813\/media-feature-pack-for-windows-10-n-october-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KB4039813<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Similar articles:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2017\/04\/27\/media-feature-pack-for-windows-10-n-version-1703\/\">Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N Version 1703<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2017\/08\/30\/windows-10-has-an-mtp-problem-with-android-devices\/\">Windows 10 has an MTP problem with Android devices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[German]Just a note for users of a Windows 10 N version: Microsoft has released the Media Feature Pack for the Windows 10 N Fall Creators Update (version 1709). 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