Xbox Music and Xbox Video for Windows 8.1 Updated

Nothing major, but always appreciated

Paul Thurrott

September 26, 2014

1 Min Read
Xbox Music and Xbox Video for Windows 8.1 Updated

Microsoft issued updates for both Xbox Music and Xbox Video for Windows 8.1 today. Neither are updated as much as their Windows Phone counterparts—mostly because they're already of higher quality—and these updates are, as expected, fairly minor.

Here's what's new.

Xbox Music for Windows 8.1

Xbox Music is bumped up to version 2.2.886.0 and receives the following improvements and changes:

It's now easier to tell when albums or songs in the Explore tab aren't available for streaming, or have other restrictions.

Added a friendly confirmation message when you buy albums or songs.

Skip unplayable tracks in the playlist quickly.

Improved performance.

Reduced playback errors.

Minor fixes and improvements.

Xbox Video for Windows 8.1

Xbox Video is bumped up to version 2.6.314.0 and receives the following improvements and changes:

You can now delete videos from your local video collection.

Minor bug fixes and improvements.

About the Author

Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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