12. Getting Your Groove on with Favorite Music and Shows

From the earliest incarnations of Windows 8, great media streaming has been one of the goals of the operating system changes. Today many of us watch movies, and shows and listen to music streaming in real time. We do still buy CDs and slip DVDs in the drive once in a while, but much of the media enjoyed today is digital.

In Windows 10, you use the Groove Music app and the Movies & TV app to listen to your favorite tunes and to watch your favorite shows. Both apps are included as part of Windows 10, so they are ready to be used as soon as you’re ready to be entertained.

Some of the changes to the Groove Music app include a sleek new design for the Groove Music app interface, complete with a dark theme; easier access to your albums, artists, songs, and playlists; and a never-ending catalog of tunes in the Microsoft Store.

1. Click to display the Start menu.

2. Click the Groove Music app tile. The app opens on your screen.

   

1. Click and enter the name of an artist or album you want to search for.

2. Click to display your music listed by artist.

3. Click to see a list of songs in the Groove Music app.

4. Click an album you want to play.

5. Click to display information about the album currently playing.

   

1. Click the album you want to play. The playback window appears, listing all the songs in the album.

2. Click Play All if you want to listen to the entire album.

3. If you want to play one song in the list, click it, and click the Play button that appears in the listing.

4. Click to add the selected song to a playlist.

5. Change the volume for playback.

6. Pause the playback of the current song.

7. Turn on repeat so the same song will play again.

   

1. In the Groove Music window, click the Create New Playlist tool. The Name This Playlist window opens.

   

2. Type a name for the new playlist.

3. Click Create Playlist. Groove Music opens the new playlist.

   

4. Click Go to Albums to add music to the playlist.

5. Drag the slider to On if you want to make your playlist songs available when you’re offline.

   

6. Click the check box to the left of the songs you want to add to the playlist.

7. Click Add To. A list of playlists you’ve created appears.

8. Click the name of the playlist you just created.

   

1. Click to display the Start menu.

2. Click the Movies & TV app tile. The Movies & TV app opens on your screen.

The tools on the Movies & TV app window make it easy for you to

1. Explore available movies and shows, display shows you’ve purchased, or browse videos and shows you’ve added to your personal collection.

   

2. Choose whether you want to view trailers, 360 videos, movies, or TV shows.

3. Change Movie & TV app settings.

4. Click an item to learn more and begin watching.

5. Shop for movies and TV shows in the Store.

   

1. In the Movies & TV app, click Store. The Microsoft Store opens, displaying a horizontal scrolling list of recent releases.

   

2. Click a show you want to know more about.

3. Click to see the top movies being sold currently.

4. Click to see new TV shows that are currently popular.

5. Scroll down to see additional titles.

   

6. Click a show you want to know more about, and a detail screen opens for that show.

7. Click to purchase the entire season.

8. Click to purchase individual episodes.

   

1. Click or tap the Start button to display the Start menu.

2. Scroll through the apps list and click the Movies & TV app. The app window opens.

   

3. The Personal tab is displayed by default. This tab shows titles you have previously purchased.

4. Scroll to see additional titles.

5. Click or tap the show you want to watch.

   

6. If the show you’ve selected is a series, episodes are listed in the window. Click Play to start the show.

   

7. If you want to pause the show, click or tap pause. When you want to resume viewing, click Play.