If this is the case, you may see video files that play audio but no video, video that appears upside-down, or otherwise corrupted video. Try to remove the third-party codec.

Windows Media Player is a built-in multimedia player that comes with Windows. While it is a reliable and widely used application, users may encounter errors and issues from time to time. This article aims to provide guidance on troubleshooting common Windows Media Player errors.

Discusses the cause and resolution of error 80040265 in Windows Media Player. This error is caused by an unsupported file format or codec or by corrupted Windows Media Player files.

Codecs allow you to play different formats of audio and video files. Media Player supports a wide variety of codecs. Most are included out of the box; some additional codecs can be installed from the Microsoft Store.

This article provides reference points for information about how to troubleshoot the problems that may occur when you play media in Windows Media Player.

This article lists the multimedia file types that are supported by different versions of Windows Media Player.

Windows Media Player supports the following file formats: Note MPEG 2 requires third-party software or hardware decoders. Note DVD playback requires third-party software or hardware decoders and is supported only in Windows XP. Note Intel Video File support requires the Intel Video 5.x codec.

When you try to create a new Dial-Up Networking connection or open one in the Dial-Up Networking folder, you may not be able to select your modem in the Install New Modem wizard.

When a client tries to connect to a stream or to a multicast stream by using UDP protocol, the Windows Media Format SDK and Windows Media Player try to open the ports in Windows Firewall that are required to receive incoming UDP traffic for that stream.

If something isn’t working in Windows Media Player, you might not have the right codec on your PC. The easiest way to fix this problem is to go online and search for the codec you need.