Started getting annoyed with having to find media player in my task bar, then open it, then click on pause (or hot ctrl+p). Secondly I don’t have a media keyboard, just my Dell low footprint.
I found a nifty plugin which exposes hotkeys not matter what application your in..
http://wmpkeys.sourceforge.net/
Install then enable the plugin within WMP, then the following are available: -
Ctrl + Alt + home = play/pause
Ctrl + Alt + right = next
Ctrl + Alt + left = previous
Ctrl + Alt + up = volume up
Ctrl + Alt + down = volume down
Ctrl + Alt + f = fast forward
Ctrl + Alt + b = fast rewind
Ctrl + Alt + [1-5] = rate track
Awesome