How do i show the length of my playlists in windows media player?

Jim Marshall 0 Reputation points
2025-09-01T14:13:45.91+00:00

I cannot find the way to see the length of the playlists i have set up in Media Player. I try to set playlists for 60, 90 or 120 minutes for my spinning sessions, but there is no display showing me the length of the playlist I am creating. The length of each song shows, and displays when playing, but the total run time for the entire playlist cannot be found anywhere. There have been numerous fixes recommended on YouTube and various AI platforms, but none have worked. How do I find the way to see the runtime for each playlist? I've used other media players and they all showed the length of each song and the total length of each playlist.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
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  1. Randy Baroja 13,990 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-09-01T14:47:56.2733333+00:00

    Hi Jim,

    Nice to meet you! My name is Randy and I'm an independent advisor.

    In Windows Media Player, try this, open your playlist in Library view and switch to Details view (right-click the column headers and tick Length or Total Time) so the runtime displays, if you don’t see the overall total, press Ctrl+M to show the classic menu, then enable the Status Bar under View this bar at the bottom will show the number of items and the total play time for your playlist.

    Kind regards,


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