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Note

Whenever music is playing, playback controls appear at the bottom of the window. They do just
what you’d expect: Previous Song, Pause, Next Song, Volume, Shuffle, Repeat. There’s usually a
scroll bar, too, showing where you are in the song and permitting you to skip to another spot.

Search

This search box finds everything from everywhere: songs, bands, albums;
on your PC, in Microsoft’s music stores. As you type, a drop-down menu

proposes name matches, to save you typing.

My Music

Here are all the physical music files (MP3 files, for example) that Groove

has found in your Music folder or your OneDrive’s Music folder.

Note

If certain files aren’t showing up, maybe they’re in a folder Windows isn’t looking for. Hit and
then “Choose where we look for music” to show it the correct drive or folder.

Use the Songs, Artists, or Albums buttons to specify how you want your

music displayed. You see something like Figure 8-12.

In general, all three of these views are alike: They present all your music,
grouped by album, performer, or individual song. At the top, four important

controls appear:

Shuffle all. When turned on (appears in color), Groove Music will

play back the music on this screen in random order. The number in
parentheses shows you how many songs you’ve got.

Sort by. This drop-down menu lets you sort the music you’re
examining by date, alphabetically by name, by year, by musical
genre, or by performer.