. The N edition of Windows 10 include the same functionality as Windows 10 except for media-related technologies (Windows Media Player) & certain preinstalled media apps (Groove Music Video Voice Recorder & Skype). You must install other software from Microsoft or a third-party for this communication functionality & to play or create audio CDs media files & video DVDs to stream music & to take & store pictures. The features such as Cortana & PDF viewing in the Edge browser rely on Windows Media files that are not present in these editions Key Product Info. Windows Media Player user experience Windows Media Player Active X control Windows Media Format Windows Media DRMMedia sharing & Play To Media Foundation Windows 8.1 Portable Devices (WPD) infrastructure Media Transfer Protocol VC-1 MPEG-4 H.264 H.265 & H.263 codecs Groove Music Video Voice Recorder Skype Product Features Windows Media Player user experience Enables Windows Media Player features such as the ability to play media files & audio CDs manage media in a library create a playlist provide metadata (including album art) for media create an audio CD transfer music to a portable music player & play streaming content from a website. Windows Media Player Active X control Exposes methods & properties to manipulate multimedia playback from a webpage or an app. Windows Media Format Provides support for the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) file container the Windows Media audio & video codecs basic network streaming capability & digital rights management (DRM). Windows Media DRMEnables the secure delivery of protected content for playback on a computer portable device or network device. Media sharing & Play To Enables music pictures & videos on a networked computer to be shared with other computers & devices on the same network. Also enables computers to find those kinds of files on the network. Media Foundation Provides support for content protection audio & video quality & interoperability for DRM. Windows 8.1 Portable Devices (WPD) infrastructure Communicates with attached media & storage devices including devices that support the Media Transfer Protocol. MPEG WMA AAC FLAC ALAC AMR & Dolby Digital audio codecs Enables the playback of digital audio content such as MP3 WMA MPEG-2 audio AAC audio FLAC & ALAC audio & AC-3 audio. VC-1 MPEG-4 H.264 H.265 & H.263 codecs Standards-based codec components (as they are collectively called) enable Windows 10 program such as Windows Media Player to support activities that include the playback & creation of multimedia files that are encoded with standards-based codecs. Groove Music A preinstalled app that is used to play digital music. Video A preinstalled app that is used to play digital video. Voice Recorder A preinstalled app that is used to record sounds. Skype A preinstalled app that is used for messaging & communications.