Are you getting tired of the same old playlists in Windows Media Player?

On the New Auto Playlist window punch in in a name for the playlist in the text box.

Now we need to choose our criteria by which to filter your playlist.

How to Create Auto Playlists in Windows Media Player 12

Select Click here to add criteria.

So, we will first select Date Added from the dropdown list.

Many criteria will have addition options to configure.

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In the example below you will see that we have a few options to fine tune.

We will filter all the songs added to the library in the last 7 days.

We will select Is After from the first dropdown list.

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Then select Last 7 Days from the second dropdown list.

you’re able to add multiple criteria to further filter your playlist.

This will pull up a filter window with all the criteria.

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Select a filter and then click OK when finished.

From the Genre dropdown, we will select Alternative.

it’s possible for you to also save a copy of an auto playlist as a regular playlist.

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Switch to Playlists view by clicking Playlists from either the top menu or the navigation bar.

grab the Play tab and then click Clear list to remove any tracks from the list pane.

Right-choose the playlist you want to save, select Add to, and then Play list.

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The songs from your auto playlist will appear as an Unsaved list on the list pane.

pop in in a name for your playlist.

The new saved playlist we just created will stay as it is currently.

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Editing a Auto playlist is easy.

Right-grab the playlist and select Edit.

Now you are ready to enjoy your playlist.

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ConclusionAuto playlists are great way to keep your playlists fresh in Windows Media Player 12.

Users can get creative and experiment with the wide variety of criteria to customize their listening experience.

Are you looking to get better sound from WMP 12?

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Take a look at how toimprove playback using enhancements in Windows Media Player 12.

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