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

Learn how to fix common issues with Windows Media Player, such as codec problems, playback errors, and DRM issues. Follow the steps to check file compatibility, update codecs, reset library, update drivers, and more.

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.

Learn how to rip (copy) and burn (create) CDs and data DVDs using 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.

Learn how to play different formats of audio and video files with Media Player and codecs. Find out which codecs are included with Windows and which ones you can install from the Microsoft Store.

To determine the version of Windows Media Player, start Windows Media Player, click About Windows Media Player on the Help menu in and then note the version number below the Copyright notice.

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

Play MP4 files in Windows by right-clicking the file and choosing what application to open it with.

In some cases, the error message in Windows Media Player will provide information about which codec file that is required. The error message might also provide a link that you can click to download the codec file.