This procedure works for Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10.
How to Change the Windows Media Player Playback Speed
Open a song.
Switch theViewmode out ofLibraryorSkinby going toView>Now Playing.
If the WMP menu bar doesn’t showing, use theCtrl+Mkeyboard shortcut to enable it.
you might even useCtrl+3to immediately switch the view toNow Playingwithout using the menu bar.
Right-hit the main area of the screen and chooseEnhancements>Play speed options.
Re-load the track if WMP stops responding after you change the speed several times.
Windows Media Player should have keyboard commands for playback already set when you start it up.
