Restart your device. 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.

Run the Windows Media Player troubleshooter. Alternatively, you can go to Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot > Additional troubleshooters, and then select Windows Media Player to run the troubleshooter.

30-Mar-2012. 05:40. Public\Mediaapps\Oak\Target\X86\Retail. Fixes a playback issue that occurs after you set the ThreadPriority registry key entry to raise the video or audio thread priority on a Windows Embedded Compact 7-based device.

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. Windows Media formats (.asf, .wma, .wmv, .wm)

Resolves a vulnerability in Windows that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted media file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user.

.wmv.m2ts.3g2.3gp2.3gpp. For a detailed table of supported codecs for each format, see Supported audio and video formats. Related issues . Watching Movies & TV content on Windows 10 How to associate devices with the Movies & TV app in Windows 10 How to buy or rent Movies & TV content on Windows 10.

Windows Media Player 12—available as part of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10*—plays more music and video than ever, including Flip Video and unprotected songs from your iTunes library!

Resolution. To resolve this issue, install update rollup 2975719 or update rollup 2975331. For more information about how to obtain these update rollup packages, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 2975719 August 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

Learn how to change the video playback settings for apps that use the video platform that's built in to Windows.

Windows 10 Windows 11. Summary. This update provides support for media features in Windows 10/11 N. These include media-related technologies (Windows Media Player) and certain pre-installed media apps, such as Movies & TV, Voice Recorder, and Skype.