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. Windows includes codecs that allow Media Player to play the following formats out of the box: Codec packs add additional codec support to Windows.

You can play most audio and video files directly from OneDrive, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, Viva Engage, and all across Microsoft 365. Tips: For the best video playback experience, we recommend the following video encoding settings:

There are hundreds of audio and video codecs in use today. Some have been created by Microsoft, but the vast majority of codecs were created by other companies, organizations, and individuals.

Damaged codecs can cause problems such as missing audio or video, unusually fast or slow playback, or distortion in the video (such as lines). Because both of these problems can cause similar symptoms, you must know how to isolate one cause from the other.

If you experience slow playback, a lag between audio and video, audio stuttering, and frames being lost, there are a few tips that may be able to help you to improve the audio and video playback and compatibility of any media you include in your presentation.