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The Media Feature Pack for N and KN versions of Windows 8.1 will install Media Player and related technologies on a computer running Windows 8.1 N or Windows 8.1 KN editions. For further information, please see http://support.microsoft.com and query the Knowledge Base for the article number KB2835517.

• Windows 8.1 N and Windows 8.1 KN editions include the same functionality as Windows 8.1, except that these versions of Windows do not include Windows Media Player, and related technologies.
  
  End-user customers can enable the media functionality to work properly by installing the Media Feature Pack for N and KN versions of Windows 8.1 (KB2835517).
  
  This feature pack can be applied to computers running either Windows 8.1 N or Windows 8.1 KN editions.

Files

Status: Live This download is still available on microsoft.com. The downloads below will come directly from the Microsoft Download Center.

File	Size
Windows6.3-KB2835517-x64.msu SHA1: adcb790269b7e8147ec7ba36a225d560c6b39797	85.03 MB
Windows6.3-KB2835517-x86.msu SHA1: 0d8e824b77d00f6b63938acf07e8186c1ce5ae4d	60.58 MB

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

• Windows 8.1 N, Windows 8.1 Pro N, Windows 8.1 Enterprise N, or Windows 8.1 KN, Windows 8.1 Pro KN, Windows 8.1 Enterprise KN

• 1. Click the Download button on this page to start the download, or select a different language from the Change language drop-down list and click Go.
  
  2. Do one of the following:
  
  •To start the installation immediately, click Run.
  •To save the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save.
  •To cancel the installation, click Cancel.