To enable fast playback in Windows Media Player, you can either right click the play/pause button or go to the Play > Play Speed menu item and select slow (Ctrl+Shift+S), normal (Ctrl+Shift+N), or fast (Ctrl+Shift+G) playback. This is great. One thing I don't like, tho, is there's no indication of what playback you're playing at in the play/pause button context menu. A simple check would be fine; just like in the Play Speed menu.