This article lists the multimedia file types that are supported by Windows Media Player 12. (How to determine your version of Windows Media Player). Note: Additional file formats might be supported if you install new codecs in Windows. For more information, see Codecs: frequently asked questions.

Review the tables under “Supported regions” for the countries included in each disc region. Some Blu-ray discs and DVDs are not region-encoded or are coded to all regions. Region-free Blu-ray discs and DVDs will play on any Xbox console.

In Windows Media Player, you can play audio CDs, data CDs, and data DVDs that contain music or video files (also known as media CDs). You can also play video CDs (VCDs), which are similar to DVDs, although the video quality isn't as high.

Windows Media player should now be reinstalled. Note: To troubleshoot issues like playback and codec problems, see the "Get help" section in Windows Media Player. Learn how to get Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7.

Find answers to commonly asked questions about video, photo, and audio content using the Media Player app on your Xbox console.

How to format a USB flash drive or external storage device to NTFS on Windows. To update or repair an Xbox console from a USB flash drive, you'll need a 4 GB USB flash drive formatted to NTFS. For more info about troubleshooting system updates, see: Troubleshoot system updates on Xbox.

Windows 10. The Windows DVD Player enables Windows 10 PCs with an optical disc drive to play DVD movies (but not Blu-ray discs). You can buy it in the Microsoft Store. For more info, see Windows DVD Player Q&A. Get Windows DVD Player. Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1.

For these apps, you can control video playback using the video playback settings in Windows 11. For example, you can have your PC process video to enhance it (depending on your PC’s hardware) or choose to play video at a lower resolution to help save network bandwidth.

You can broadcast your gameplay on Xbox Series X|S through the broadcasting options built into the console guide. For more info on setting up your broadcast options, go to: How to live stream on Xbox. In addition, you can record and share your gameplay using the built-in Xbox recording features.

Set up the TV signal directly from a cable TV wall jack, or from a set-top box using an IR blaster. Note that the channels available using this method will vary depending on region, and you'll likely need to manually add some channels in Media Center in order to tune them properly.