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

To do that, select the Start button, then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage optional features > Add a feature > Windows Media Player, and select Install. Enable Windows Media Player. DVD playback isn't included. Go to the DVD playback for Windows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 10.

Detailed information about supported file types. Windows Media formats (.asf, .wma, .wmv, .wm) Windows Media Metafiles (.asx, .wax, .wvx, .wmx, .wpl) Microsoft Digital Video Recording (.dvr-ms) Windows Media Download Package (.wmd) Audio Visual Interleave (.avi) Moving Pictures Experts Group (.mpg, .mpeg, .m1v, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .mpe, .mpv2, .m3u)

Higher quality and frame rate generally requires the PC to work harder, which may decrease performance. You can determine the best settings for your system by trying them out. You can also choose whether you want to capture mouse cursor when recording a game.

To adjust the video quality of your captures on Windows 11: Press the Start button , and then enter settings into the Search box. Select Settings > Gaming > Captures. Under Video frame rate, use the drop-down box to select the quality that you want.

.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.

Hardware & networking. Video on Xbox is fuzzy. If the images on your TV or monitor appear fuzzy or unclear, adjusting your display settings may improve the quality of your video. Here's how to change the screen resolution, color depth, and color space settings for an HDTV or monitor that's connected to an Xbox console by an HDMI cable.

Here’s how to install the Media Feature Pack: On Windows 10 N: Select the Start button, then select Settings > Apps > Apps and Features > Optional features > Add a feature. Find the Media Feature Pack in the list of available optional features. On Windows 11 N: Select the Start button, then select Settings > Apps > Optional features.

Learn how to improve audio and video quality when streaming games on the Xbox Console Companion app for a Windows 10 device.

Note: Commonly supported formats include MP3, WAV, WMA, AVI, and WMV. Check for outdated or corrupted codecs: You may have a missing or outdated codec. For more information, check file format and codec requirements.