Songs are not showing up in my Windows Media Player Library

So the title says much of it, but I have music that I downloaded through the Itunes store that is not showing up for some reason in my WMP library. In fact, the vast majority of my songs do not show up in the library. I did not rip any of the songs, seeing
as I don't even know what ripping is or how to do it. I use Windows Media Player more extensively than Itunes, so it is really frustrating to not have most of my music useable. 

Hi,
Based on my research, if the extensions of the music are m4a, Windows Media Player cannot play them.
More information:
Information about the Multimedia file types that Windows Media Player supports
Cannot Play "m4a" Songs
on Windows Media Player or Movie Maker, Songs Purchased & Downloaded from iTunes
WMP Does NOT recognize m4a As Music
Hope this helps.
Jeremy Wu
TechNet Community Support

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