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Windows Media Player Stops Working on Windows 10/8/7

Posted by Amanda Hu | Last updated: October 12, 2019

Windows media player stops working on your Windows (10) PC? Are you concerned about all the Windows Media Player problems on Windows (10)? Here this ultimate guide will seek to offer you the best solutions correspondingly.

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Solve Windows 10 Media Player Not Responding

There are many hidden reasons to this "Not Responding" outcome, be it high CPU consumption, media library corrupted, server execution failure etc. But there is always a simplest and easy fix – closing all the programs running on your Windows PC and re-launch WMP. If the program turns out still freezing itself and you can't even quit it or check for update, open Windows Task Manager to end the task forcibly. At this stage, you may have to find ways to uninstall Windows Media Player and get the latest compatible version.

Solve "Windows Media Player Encountered A Problem While Playing the File" error message >>

- So how to uninstall Windows Media Player on Windows? Since windows media player is a windows system built-in program, the only place where you can remove it is the "Programs and Features".

Step 1: Open the Control Panel and head to "Programs and Features"
Step 2: Click the "Turn Windows Features on or off" and find Windows Media Player.
Step 3: Clear the Windows Media Player check box to turn this feature off.
Note: "Media Feature" controls all media features including Media Center, DVD Maker, you can also try turning them all off and then enable as a whole. By re-enabling the media feature, your windows media player might have been upgraded to the latest version, but if it hasn't, follow the guide below to get Windows Media Player 12 download.

How to Solve Windows Media Player Codec Problems

Decoders are the core parts of a media player. Codec missing or codec conflicting can cause a lot trouble for the player to read any files, and codec overlapping can make the devoding process two times slower. Here below we target at several popular file codec problems in Windows Media Player Windows 10, read through and get your answer.

Play MP4 in Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player version 12 and above support MP4 playback affirmed. So you might want to first make sure that your player is the latest version. Otherwise, update the media player on Windows 10.

Play MOV in Windows Media Player

Like all the media player codec issues, MOV codec installation is also the key to MOV not playing in Windows Media Player problem. Get Windows Media Player 12 downloaded and install MOV codec for WMP.

Play MKV in Windows Media Player

Choosing among the popular third-party MKV codecs for Windows Media Player? Go aheas and take a look at our list of MKV codec for WMP to get the most suitable one for your own.

Play MP3 in Windows Media Player

Though MP3 is dying out in this era, there must be ways to support this fading format and Windows Media Player can be one of those ways when MP3 codec is well prepared.

Solve Windows Media Player Not Playing DVD

Media player not playing DVD is not rare to see. We wrote a detailed guide on how to play DVD using Windows Media Player. The solutions are 100% workable but are less satisfying in terms of simplicity, since you may either have to install DVD codec or to install Windows DVD Player.

Speaking of Windows DVD Player, it is warned by Windows 10 users that you can get Windows DVD Player for free after upgrading from Windows 8.1 with Windows Media Center, but once you do a clean install of Windows 10 after upgrading, you can lose the right to download Windows DVD Player for free.

Solve Windows DVD Player not Playing DVD

Then how to play DVD on Windows 10? Here, we recommend you 7 free DVD players for windows 10 to replace the bare-bone Windows Media Player and Windows DVD Player for smoothier and more enjoyable playback experience.

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