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

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.

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.

By making a few adjustments to your home network, you can improve your audio and video quality when playing cloud games or using remote play. Try the suggestions on this page to improve your PC’s performance when using the Xbox app on Windows.

Supported audio and video formats. The following audio/video files can be played directly from your Microsoft 365 in most browsers: 3G2, 3GP, 3GPP, ASF, AVI, M2TS, M4A, M4V, MKV, MOV, MP3, MP4, MP4V, MTS, TS, WAV, WEBM, WMA, WMV.

Codecs FAQ. Windows Media Player includes some of the most popular codecs, like MP3, Windows Media Audio, and Windows Media Video. However, it doesn't include the codecs required for Blu‑ray Disc files, FLAC files, or FLV files.

You can choose the frame rate and video quality of your game clips. Video quality controls both resolution and bitrate. Higher quality and frame rate generally requires the PC to work harder, which may decrease performance.

.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.

Symptoms. Consider the following scenario: You use an application to edit a .wmv file in Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, or Windows Server 2012. You import the source video and set a specific time for the first frame of the thumbnail. You encode the video to generate a thumbnail.

For the best video quality, connect your console directly to your TV using the HDMI cable provided. Connecting an AV receiver, soundbar, or other device between your console and TV can potentially affect video features and quality.