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.

Enable Windows 10 programs such as Windows Media Player to support activities that include the playback and recording of multimedia files that are encoded with standards-based codecs.

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

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

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.

To troubleshoot local playback in most scenarios, try to identify the difference between the files that play correctly and the files that do not. If you can play some file types, but you cannot other file types, a codec may be damaged. To test playback, use a file that you know is good.

Describes a problem that may occur when you try to view, add, or delete items in the Windows Media Player library. A resolution is provided.

Fixes a problem in which the “Set Program Access and Computer Defaults” settings in Media Player may not function as expected.

Windows 10/11 N includes the same functionality as other Windows 10/11 editions, except for Windows Media Player and related technologies. Customers can restore the functionality of these technologies by installing the Media Feature Pack for N versions of Windows 10/11.

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