To resolve this issue, follow these steps. After you complete each step, test to determine whether the issue is resolved. Note Windows Media Player supports the most common media file formats. However, it does not support every media file format that is currently available.

AC-3 is an audio codec that supports multi-channel (“surround sound”) audio. It's also known as Dolby Digital. On versions of Windows prior to Windows 11, version 24H2, the AC-3 codec is included. Beginning with Windows 11, version 24H2, the AC-3 codec is no longer included with Windows.

By using a separate extension, users can install multiple players on their computer and associate certain players with the .wma extension for playback of audio-only sources.

MPEG, WMA, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, AMR, and Dolby Digital audio codecs: Enable the playback of digital audio content, such as MP3, WMA, MPEG-2 audio, AAC audio, FLAC and ALAC audio, and AC-3 audio.

During the ripping process, the Player compresses each song and stores it on your drive as a Windows Media Audio (WMA), WAV, or MP3 file. Ripped files are automatically saved to the Music folder, but you can change the location using the options on the Rip settings tab.

Insert and play a video file from your computer. File formats that are supported in PowerPoint. PowerPoint videos not playing on secondary monitor. Insert or link to a video on YouTube.

Play music and video in more formats and stream it to more places with Windows Media Player 12.

To search for Windows Media Audio converters, type wma into the search box, and then press Return. To search for Windows Media Video converters, type wmv into the search box, and then press Return. From the list of results, download and install the conversion software you want.

See the large range of file types that you can view in OneDrive, SharePoint, or Teams without having needed the app used to create the file on your computer.

Los códecs te permiten reproducir diferentes formatos de archivos de audio y vídeo. Media Player admite una amplia variedad de códecs. La mayoría se incluyen fuera de la caja; algunos códecs adicionales se pueden instalar desde Microsoft Store.