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Get Media Feature Pack: https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph...edition-of-windows-10-version-1703-april-2017
The N edition includes the same functionality as Windows 10 editions, except for Windows Media Player and related technologies. The excluded technologies include, but are not limited to, the following features:
- Windows Media Player
- Windows Media Player ActiveX control
- Windows Media Format
- Windows Media DRM
- Media sharing and Play To
- Media Foundation
- Windows 8.1 Portable Devices (WPD) infrastructure
- MPEG, WMA, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, AMR, and Dolby Digital audio codecs
- VC-1, MPEG-4, H.264, H.265, and H.263 codecs
- Groove Music
- Video
- Voice Recorder
- Skype
Some features are not removed. However, they are affected by the media technology removal in the N and KN editions. These features include the following:
- App Sync: This feature does not work.
- OneDrive and Photos: These apps cannot play videos.
- Xbox: Some functionality such as Game DVR that's associated with this app does not work.
- HomeGroup: Integrated media sharing through streaming features do not work.
- Webcam: This feature does not work.
- Windows Portable Devices: There is no support for media synchronization, image acquisition, or file browsing.
- Windows 10 camera devices: Cameras that use the picture transfer protocol (PTP) do not work.
- Sound Recorder: Recordings are limited to the WAV format.
- Alarms and Clock: Alarm and timer sounds does not play.
- Group Policy for removable disks: This feature does not work in the N and KN editions of Windows 10 Pro.
- Cortana Personal Assistant: Speech interaction with Cortana does not work.
- Windows Store Media Content: Audio and video content that's obtained through the Store cannot be played. Also, preview of audio or video content in the Store does not work.
- Wireless Display: This feature does not work.
- PDF Viewing in Edge: This feature does not work.
- Windows Hello. This feature does not work.
