# After mp3 plays in Windows Media Player, tag info shows up

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-mp3-plays-in-windows-media-player-tag-info-shows-up/18081>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 1, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-mp3-plays-in-windows-media-player-tag-info-shows-up/18081 "2016-07-01T03:08:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![djcarl](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@djcarl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djcarl)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-mp3-plays-in-windows-media-player-tag-info-shows-up/18081/1 "2016-07-01T03:08:41Z")

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I have deleted the (1) album, (2) album artist, (3) track number, and (4) composer info in mp3tag and saved the file.

I play the file in Windows Media Player.

Now, the deleted info for the files that played in WMP shows up in mp3tag.

How do I stop this from happening?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-mp3-plays-in-windows-media-player-tag-info-shows-up/18081/2 "2016-07-01T03:59:12Z")

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So if I understand you correctly,

1st- You delete the Tags with Mp3tag from your Music File  
2nd - You play the Music in WMP  
3rd - When you open the Music File in Mp3tag, the tags (you deleted in step 1) are back in the Music File ? Correct ?

If so, WMP has it's own database, so the tags are stored in both the Music File and the WMP database. What you could try is

a- Delete the tags with WMP and see what happens  
b- Delete the tags with Mp3tag and have WMP rescan your Library.

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**Author:** ![Rijkstra](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/rijkstra/32/22_2.png) [@Rijkstra](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rijkstra)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-mp3-plays-in-windows-media-player-tag-info-shows-up/18081/3 "2016-07-01T04:16:10Z")

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> [@music\_djcarl](#):
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> I have deleted the (1) album, (2) album artist, (3) track number, and (4) composer info in mp3tag and saved the file.
> 
> I play the file in Windows Media Player.
> 
> Now, the deleted info for the files that played in WMP shows up in mp3tag.
> 
> How do I stop this from happening?
> 
> Thanks!

Check WMP settings in \<Tools/Options/Library/Retrieve additional information from the internet\>

This option should be unchecked.

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**Author:** ![djcarl](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@djcarl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djcarl)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-mp3-plays-in-windows-media-player-tag-info-shows-up/18081/4 "2016-07-03T17:18:19Z")

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> [@Rijkstra](#):
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> Check WMP settings in \<Tools/Options/Library/Retrieve additional information from the internet\>
> 
> This option should be unchecked.

Thank you, gentlemen!

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-mp3-plays-in-windows-media-player-tag-info-shows-up/18081/5 "2026-02-09T12:26:19Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC