I would have preferred a button to toggle the sidebar.
to just display the icons, increase the size or maximize the window to bring the labels back. You can resize the app's window to collapse the sidebar labels, i.e. There doesn't seem to be any notable changes in the player since the first release. But, now that the app works on the Windows 11 stable channel, it is only a matter of time before Microsoft makes the news official. You may have noticed that the program's title says Media Player Preview, because it is still being tested. The new Media Player is ready to use, you can find more about its features in our previous article.