I never used WMR, but I never understood why it had to be part of the operating system. Why load that onto millions of computers when so few people use it? IIR

I never used WMR, but I never understood why it had to be part of the operating system. Why load that onto millions of computers when so few people use it? IIRC, it was one of the things that Microsoft made difficult to remove. You could uninstall it through some PowerShell incantation, but chances are it would be back in a couple of Tuesdays.