Secara default saat menginstal windows di komputer maka secara otomatis windows media player ikut terinstal sebakai aplikasi multimedia. Tampilan default skin panel windows media player berupa kotak dengan tampilan standard. Jika mempunyai koneksi internet maka anda bisa mengunduh skin windows media player, Beberapa situs yang menyediakan skin windows media player adalah situs resmi microsoft, dan berbagai situs penyedia skin lainnya. Tampilan windows media player yang sudah diubah skinnya bisa dilihat di bawah ini Untuk mengaktifkan skin windows media player, 1. Download skin wmp di situs microsoft atau bisa gunakan link berikut skin windows media player 2. Simpan skin hasil download di direktori C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Skins 3. Pilih salahsatu skin yang telah terdownload Double klik salah satu skin tersebut 4. Jika berhasil maka akan terbuka wmv dengan skin baru Untuk mengembalikan skin ke kondisi semula Klik kanan pada panel windows media player, pilih switch to full mode 5. Wmp akan kembali pada kondisi semula.

Beberapa skin yang tersedia di situs microsoft antara lain: 1. Age of Mythology ( (File size: 1.52 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 2. Anemone ( (File size: 446 KB) Created by: Microsoft 3. Anime ( (File size: 409 KB) Created by: Saltmine LLC 4. AOE - Age of Empire ( (File size: 133 KB) Created by: Microsoft 5. Back to the Future Trilogy ( (File size: 1.56 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 6. Batman Begins ( (File size: 13.2 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 7. Blue Crush ( (File size: 1 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 8. Blue Grid ( (File size: 41 KB) Created by: Microsoft 9. Cablemusic ( (File size: 340 KB) Created by: CableMusic Networks 10. Catwoman (File size: 3.86 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 11. Cerulean (File size: 212 KB) Created by: Microsoft 12. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (File size: 851 KB) Created by: Petrol Designs 13. Circle (File size: 55 KB) Created by: Microsoft 14. Claw (File size: 101 KB) Created by: Microsoft 15. Color Chooser (File size: 3.5 KB) Created by: Microsoft 16. Combat Flight Simulator 3 (File size: 1.79 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 17. Constantine (File size: 4.4 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 18. Crystal Ball (File size: 815 KB) Created by: Microsoft 19. DeepBlueSomething (File size: 1 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 20. Digital DJ (File size: 412 KB) Created by: Microsoft 21. DreamCatcher (File size: 2.76 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 22. Ducky (File size: 115 KB) Created by: Wotch.com 23. Elvis (File size: 192 KB) Created by: BMG 24. Erektorset (File size: 188 KB) Created by: Saltmine LLC 25. Gadget (File size: 91 KB) Created by: Microsoft 26. Gnome (File size: 329 KB) Created by: Howard University 27. Gold (File size: 440 KB) Created by: ByteAudio 28. Goo (File size: 390 KB) Created by: Microsoft 29. Gorillaz (File size: 232 KB) Created by: EMI Parlophone 30. Half Life 2 (File size: 3.23 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 31. Halloween (File size: 662 KB) Created by: The Skins Factory 32. Halo 2 (File size: 4.99 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 33. Harry Potter (File size: 1.65 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 34. iMusica (File size: 251 KB) Created by: iMusica.com.br 35. Kenwood (File size: 1.18 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 36. Kids (File size: 137 KB) Created by: Saltmine LLC 37. Lara Croft Tomb Raider (File size: 934 KB) Created by: Petrol Designs 38. The Last Samurai (File size: 2.98 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 39. Livin' It (File size: 7.53 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 40. Lord of the Rings (File size: 4.86 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 41. Main Street (File size: 198 KB) Created by: ByteAudio 42. Melvin (File size: 77 KB) Created by: Ed Averett 43. Military (File size: 395 KB) Created by: Saltmine LLC 44. Modern Blue (File size: 204 KB) Created by: Microsoft 45. MSN (File size: 105 KB) Created by: Microsoft 46. Nautical (File size: 1.45 MB) Created by: Saltmine LLC 47. Need For Speed Underground (File size: 4.95 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 48. Ocean (File size: 294 KB) Created by: Microsoft 49. Pharaoh (File size: 197 KB) Created by: Microsoft 50. Polygon (File size: 60 KB) Created by: Microsoft 51. Portals (File size: 825 KB) Created by: The Skins Factory 52. Primitive (File size: 480 KB) Created by: Kevin Ng 53. RAD (File size: 51 KB) Created by: Microsoft 54. Radio (File size: 50 KB) Created by: Microsoft 55. Raptor (File size: 273 KB) Created by: ByteAudio 56. Science (File size: 612 KB) Created by: Microsoft 57. Scooby-Doo 2 (File size: 2.27 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 58. Spider-Man (File size: 271 KB) Created by: Sony Pictures 59. Sports (File size: 330 KB) Created by: Saltmine LLC 60. Spring Flowers (File size: 106 KB) Created by: Ed Averett 61. Stealth (File size: 52 KB) Created by: Saltmine LLC 62. TDK (File size: 724 KB) Created by: The Skins Factory 63. Television (File size: 199 KB) Created by: Saltmine LLC 64. Terminator 3 (File size: 2.3 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 65. Toothy (File size: 42 KB) Created by: Microsoft 66. Tube Frame (File size: 112 KB) Created by: Microsoft 67. Ursula (File size: 295 KB) Created by: ByteAudio 68. World of Warcraft (File size: 3.18 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 69. Xbox (File size: 1.51 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 70. Xbox Live (File size: 2.59 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 71. XSN Sports (File size: 2.75 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 72. xXx (File size: 1.54 MB) Created by: The Skins Factory 73. Zen Garden (File size: 161 KB) Created by: Ed Averett Situs lain penyedia skin windows media player antara lain http://www.skinz.org/