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It fined Microsoft $32 million and required Microsoft to offer a version of Windows without Windows Media Player and MSN Messenger. Similarly, in 2005, the Korea Fair Trade Commission found Microsoft was abusing its monopoly position to hurt competing multimedia and messaging apps.

This is why the “N” editions are only available in Europe. It’s not the only version of Windows offered in the European Union-it’s just an option that has to be available. Consumers and PC manufacturers can choose this version of Windows and install their preferred multimedia applications without Windows Media Player also being present. The EU fined Microsoft €500 million and required Microsoft to offer a version of Windows without Windows Media Player. In 2004, the European Commission found Microsoft had violated European antitrust law, abusing its monopoly in the market to hurt competing video and audio applications. These editions of Windows exist entirely for legal reasons. These are identical to the standard Home and Professional editions of Windows with all the same features, except they exclude the multimedia features mentioned above. For example, if you want to buy Windows 10, you can get Windows 10 Home N or Windows 10 Professional N. Instead, there are “N” versions of most Windows editions. There isn’t just one “N” edition of Windows, either. Standard editions of Windows are also available for purchase. You don’t have to buy an N or KN edition of Windows, even if you live in these areas. However, Microsoft has since discontinued this application. When the KN versions of Windows were created, they also removed Windows Messenger. They remove Windows Media Player and related multimedia features, just like Windows N. “KN” editions of Windows are available in Korea. On Windows 10, they don’t include Windows Media Player, Groove Music, Movies & TV, Voice Recorder, or Skype. On Windows 7, you’ll find that Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center are missing. “N” editions of Windows are available in Europe, and are missing a few media-related features.