Windows Media Player questions & answers

Multimedia player integrated in the Windows operating system
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Question by Guest
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August 13, 2023

Why did Windows Media Player do have a 3D support to watch movies? I wants to watch a movie like How to Train Your Dragon, but Windows Media Player do have a 3D support to watch movies but rather than a high definition format to watch movies anymore.

Rajesh Gupta
Answer by Rajesh Gupta

No, Windows Media Player does not have support for watching movies in 3D. It primarily focuses on playing audio and video files in various formats but does not have dedicated 3D support. There are other media players available that offer 3D playback capabilities.

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Question by Guest
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June 28, 2023

Macromedia introduced the beta release of Flash Video format that supports Flash Player 5.0 in which it has been included in a Matroska file format. The Matroska file format contains a Flash Video 1 codec and an audio codec supports MPEG-1 Audio Layer II.

Rajesh Gupta
Answer by Rajesh Gupta

The Flash Video file format that supports an audio codec as MP2 in Windows Media Player is the Flash Video 1 codec within the Matroska file format. Macromedia introduced the beta release of this format, which includes the MPEG-1 Audio Layer II audio codec.

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Question by Guest
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June 16, 2023

Again, introduced in 2013, Windows Media Player has been introducing a new file format that new fully supports a video codec to as MPEG-2 and an audio codec to as MP3 to have been used in a Matroska file format. This was the first used as an introduced by the Android devices designed for used in smartphones.

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Answer by Akash Shah

The file format that fully supports a video codec as MPEG-2 and an audio codec as MP3 in Windows Media Player is Matroska.

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Question by Guest
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July 31, 2012

I get a frozen screen and a message that says: "Windows Media Player has stopped working."


Then another pop-up message says: "Windows Media Player has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."


Yet, the frozen window stays open, locked-up, with an hourglass as if in the process of some action.So I manually close the program. This error ONLY occurs when I open in, or switch to the Videos library. The program functions correctly for Videos accessed from Windows Explorer, and even from My Music library.


I am running Windows 7 with all updates installed and my Internet E 9 also frequently shuts down.


Thank you!

Andrew Constandache
Answer by Andrew Constandache

Windows Media Player nowadays comes integrated with the operating system and takes advantage and benefits from all the system’s libraries and functionalities and if a DLL or a file that is used by WMP are not working, you will encounter errors not only to this application but to those that are bundled with the operating system. Microsoft released a fix for problems related to WMP and its components. It is way better to use their provided fixing tools than to mess up with files and registry tools.

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Question by harry 9
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November 21, 2008

When I see online movies on DivX player there is a lot of buffering. What can I do?

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Answer by Julian 7

Load both Divx Web Player and Divx Player

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Question by paul
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March 11, 2015

I require the slow motion playback for either Windows Media Player or Real Player. I had this previously with Real Player on my old XP computer but it does not appear on Windows 7. Can you help?

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Answer by Sean Hill

The slow motion playback is still available in the Windows Media Player application as an Enhancement. You can access it while a video is playing. Right click it and then choose Enhancements > Play Speed Settings. You will then have the possibility to adjust the playback speed.


Real Player slow motion settings: http://cache-download.real.com/free/windows/mrkt/help/RealPlayer-16/en/Menu_Play.htm

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Question by Yana Bystrova
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July 23, 2015

How can I change the interface of Windows Media Player?

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Answer by Sean Hill

You can change the interface of Windows Media Player using skins/themes. These packages modify the GUI of the program while retaining the full functionality. Luckily, Microsoft already offers its users the possibility of downloading pre-made skins. Personally, I've used some skins from their page and they look beautiful. Keep in mind that while using skins, some features might not be seen unless activated in the settings options.


Browse to the Skins page and download the package you want. Install it and then you can activate it after the installation is finished.


To switch between skins press ALT while WMP is active, then go to View > Skin Chooser. While a skin is applied and active, press CTRL + 2 and CTRL + 1 to switch between skin and library.


Skins library: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-media-player-skins#t1=all

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Question by DaddyJankie
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September 14, 2017
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Answer by Sean Hill

There is no need to look for codecs since one pack is all that you need. For example, Combined Community Codecs Pack is the "goto" solution when you need filters to encode or decode files. Access the download page of the application and then save the installation package. Double click to start the installation and configure the things if you know or leave them be as their are.


Restore your PC and Windows Media Player will be able to open many audio and video files.


Note: The pack also contains some video players as well. You can use them to play your files if you find Windows Media Player slow or unresponsive.

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Question by Guest #24483528
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July 5, 2012

My Windows Media Player doesn't have a rip function; if I want to rip music from CD to my library I cannot do it.

Andrew Constandache
Answer by Andrew Constandache

Since Windows Media Player 7, all the next versions have this feature and it resides on the main interface of the software. Also when you insert an Audio CD into CD/DVD-Rom, the autorun menu will have an option titled "Rip music from CD". Clicking that option will autorip your Audio CD to default settings of the software. If you click RIP from the main interface, you have the ability to customize bitrate, output folder, encoding and so on. For all this to happen, you need a compatible Audio encoded CD in a standard format.

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Question by Guest
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September 21, 2014

I have an old version of Windows Media Player. Is there a way to have a DVD automatically replay without having to manually start it again?

kolappan
Answer by kolappan

You haven't specified your media player.
But however you can use repeat option avilable in most of the media players.Click to viewrepeat button

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