# Stamping a track To Show Cover When Playing Windows media Player

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/stamping-a-track-to-show-cover-when-playing-windows-media-player/70845
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 9, 2026, 7:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/stamping-a-track-to-show-cover-when-playing-windows-media-player/70845 "2026-03-09T07:16:41Z")
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### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/stamping-a-track-to-show-cover-when-playing-windows-media-player/70845/2 "2026-03-09T07:24:43Z")

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A quick forum search reveals this hint:

> [@Changed cover doesn't display in m4a files in windows explorer and desktop](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changed-cover-doesnt-display-in-m4a-files-in-windows-explorer-and-desktop/54509/2):
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> I would always think that if MP3tag shows the modified data correctly, then MP3tag has done its duty. If the player then acts up, it would be a question for the support of the player why the player does not behave. Anyway: it could be that there are still folder.jpg files lurking around in the file folder. Or that the windows media player cache still holds the old picture. In both cases only deleting the old data will help, if this is the cause. The WMP cache resides in %localappdata%\Micr…

> [@Bongopete](#):
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> which is fine but when I play the track in both MP3 tag

Just to be sure: Do you see the new cover in Mp3tag after you load this changed song again into Mp3tag or not?

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