It took me two days to find the bugger so I thought I would share it.
The WMP library function to update metadata only reads NEW metadata, not changes.
Windows + R for the run box
%LOCALAPPDATA%\MICROSOFT\MediaPlayer
You will then find all the cache for WMP, including Current Database.
So, to to a clean refresh of your music library, just delete this file. WMP will generate a new one with the metadata embedded in the music files.
Of course, you may want to modify that metadata. I used MusicBrainz Picard but I am sure there are others. Editing through WMP is useless. You can verify the edits in explorer by looking at each file properties/details. I found not always did the edit take, so verification.
The cover art is hidden files in each album directory. Easy to drop in new or change.
So, now I have genera that makes sense to me. ( Don't need to separate Jazz, soft jazz, fusion, avant-gaurd or whatever) Irish folk songs are not "world pop" and sorry Lesli Fish is FILK not Folk. And Wynton playing Baroque is not Bob.
Yes, I should look for another player. I have not succeeded in getting FOOBAR to display the covers like WMP. Several suggest J-River, but others say it is just as unstable. Audirvana was recommended as it bypasses the entire Windows audio path. ( No, not buying a Mac or building a Linux server)
The WMP library function to update metadata only reads NEW metadata, not changes.
Windows + R for the run box
%LOCALAPPDATA%\MICROSOFT\MediaPlayer
You will then find all the cache for WMP, including Current Database.
So, to to a clean refresh of your music library, just delete this file. WMP will generate a new one with the metadata embedded in the music files.
Of course, you may want to modify that metadata. I used MusicBrainz Picard but I am sure there are others. Editing through WMP is useless. You can verify the edits in explorer by looking at each file properties/details. I found not always did the edit take, so verification.
The cover art is hidden files in each album directory. Easy to drop in new or change.
So, now I have genera that makes sense to me. ( Don't need to separate Jazz, soft jazz, fusion, avant-gaurd or whatever) Irish folk songs are not "world pop" and sorry Lesli Fish is FILK not Folk. And Wynton playing Baroque is not Bob.
Yes, I should look for another player. I have not succeeded in getting FOOBAR to display the covers like WMP. Several suggest J-River, but others say it is just as unstable. Audirvana was recommended as it bypasses the entire Windows audio path. ( No, not buying a Mac or building a Linux server)