It provides a programming interface for rendering digital media files and streams. The Microsoft Windows Media Player control is a Microsoft ActiveX control used for adding digital media playback capabilities to webpages. It includes a section about new features and information about how to use the samples included with the SDK. This section provides details about how to find specific information in the SDK. These technologies are documented in the following sections: Section The Windows Media Player SDK documents programming technologies that can be used to extend the capabilities of Windows Media Player and Windows Media Player Mobile. Other media components include the Microsoft Media Foundation SDK, the Microsoft Windows Media Format SDK, and the Microsoft Windows Media Services SDK. The Windows Media Player SDK is one of the components of the Microsoft Windows SDK. This documentation describes the Microsoft Windows Media Player Software Development Kit (SDK).