Restart your device. Windows Media player should now be reinstalled. Note: To troubleshoot issues like playback and codec problems, see the "Get help" section in Windows Media Player. Learn how to get Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7.

Restart your device. Windows Media player should now be reinstalled. Note: To troubleshoot issues like playback and codec problems, see the "Get help" section in Windows Media Player. Learn how to get Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7.

Most of the time, playback issues in Windows Media Player 9 are caused by one of the following problems: Corrupted media. Corrupted media can cause irregular playback such as missing audio or video, abrupt ending, or skipping. Damaged codecs. Codecs are software programs that compress and uncompress audio or video data.

Top Topics. Here are answers to a few common questions about Windows Media Player: How to play a CD or DVD. Learn about plug-ins and add-ons for Windows Media Player. Explore visualizations for Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player Skins are no longer available for download from Microsoft.

Windows 10. Windows Media Player is included with Windows 10 desktop. Note that the app no longer plays DVDs. Find Windows Media Player on your PC: Use the search box on the taskbar to search for "Windows Media Player" Read more about DVD playback options for Windows. Windows Media Player on Windows 10.

Microsoft introduced this file format in Windows Media Player 9 Series. The .wpl format can create dynamic playlists, whereas .asx and .m3u formats cannot. In Windows Media Player 9 Series, the auto playlist feature uses the .wpl format. The .wpl format is the default file format used for playlists that you save in Windows Media Player 9 Series.

Windows Media Player 12—available as part of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10*—plays more music and video than ever, including Flip Video and unprotected songs from your iTunes library!

Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series Windows Media Player 10 More... INTRODUCTION. This article lists resources that you can use to troubleshoot issues with Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista, Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP, Windows Media Player 10, and earlier versions of Windows Media Player. More Information.

Windows 10. Windows Media Player is included with Windows 10 desktop. Note that the app no longer plays DVDs. Find Windows Media Player on your PC: Use the search box on the taskbar to search for "Windows Media Player" Read more about DVD playback options for Windows. Windows Media Player on Windows 10.

Summary. This article describes how to determine the version of Windows Media Player currently installed on your PC. More Information. 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.