At times, you may find that your Windows Media Player does not open or work, or that it cannot play MP4 or DVDs or rip CD/Media. You could face other symptoms like – nothing happens upon clicking the icon for the player, or upon forcing it to open, the interface doesn’t appear, a blue circle keeps circling signifying it’s loading, and so on.
If Windows Media Player on your Windows 10/8/7 PC will not open, work, play or rip, then this post offers workable suggestions on how to fix the problem. Run the Windows media player settings troubleshooter and check if it helps. Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard and select Control Panel. Type Troubleshooting in the search bar on the Control Panel. Click on View all on the left navigation pane. Click on Windows media player settings to run the Windows media player settings troubleshooter.
Windows Media Player, the built-in media player for Windows 10/8/7 has always been the preferred choice for streaming media, because it comes pre-installed with the Windows operating system and supports most media file formats. It has almost every function, other major media players have – like creating playlists, etc.
However, like other PC/mobile apps, there are times when the app crashes, freezes or simply fails to open. And you typically get the error-message “VLC media player has stopped working”. To fix this error, this tutorial brings you some reliable solutions (applicable on Windows 10). Fix: VLC Media Player Not Working Windows 10. Microsoft has already stopped the development of Windows Media Player but the program is available in Windows 10. Microsoft hasn’t said it is going to kill Media Player anytime soon and it’s.
- Operating system/browser Player version How to get it; Windows 10: Windows Media Player 12 Learn more. Included in clean installs of Windows 10 as well as upgrades to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 or Windows 7.
- Solved: Windows Media Player Missing in Windows 10 This video will show you how to fix the issue when WMP is missing in Windows 10. If your running Windows N or KN versions. These versions don’t.
Windows Media Player won’t open
If your Windows Media Player will not open or work then perhaps some of these suggestions on how to fix the problem may help you:
- Run built-in WMP Troubleshooters
- Re-register these DLL files
- Use Fix WMP Utility
- Delete the Window Media Player library
- Uninstall and re-install Windows Media Player.
1] Run built-in WMP Troubleshooters
You can the Run the built-in WMP Troubleshooters. Run Windows Media Player Settings, Windows Media Player Library, and Windows Media Player DVD Troubleshooters and see if they help you fix your problem.
2] Re-register these DLL files
To re-register DLL files, open Command Prompt (Admin) by pressing Win+X and run the following commands:
Press Enter after each command, and once done, restart the system.
3] Use Fix WMP Utility
Use our freeware Fix WMP Utility for Windows. This freeware portable app re-registers all the concerned Windows Media DLL files required for the smooth functioning of Windows Media Player.
4] Delete the Window Media Player library
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A user facing a similar issue suggested that deleting the Media Library externally, without opening WMP, helped.
5] Uninstall and re-install Windows Media Player
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If nothing helps, you can uninstall and reinstall Windows Media Player via Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features On or Off.
In the list, which is in alphabetical order, expand the option Media Feature. Uncheck the box next to Windows Media Player. Restart the system.
Once the system restarts, to re-install Windows Media Player, check the same box we unchecked in the previous step, click OK and restart the PC once the process is complete.
On Windows 10 you could alsoopen Settings > Apps > Apps & Features > Manage optional features > Locate Windows Media Player and then select Uninstall.
Once the installation is completed, opt to Install it again.
Please let us know if any of our suggestions helped you.
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