Microsoft Media Player 12 For Windows 10

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We recommend you move to a Windows 10 PC to continue to receive security updates from Microsoft.

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Get Windows Media Player for your version of Windows, or learn how to play Windows Media files on your Mac. Get the details here.

Get help

Instructions in this article apply to Windows Media Player 12 and higher on Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7. How to Run the MSDT Tool to Reset Windows Media Player If you've got a stubborn configuration problem in Windows Media Player 12 that you can't seem to fix, then instead of uninstalling WMP 12 and starting again, all that you might. You can load Windows Media Player in Windows 10 by double-clicking its icon in the Start menu or taskbar, that strip along the desktop’s bottom edge. When you run Windows Media Player, the program automatically sorts through your computer’s stash of digital music, pictures, and videos, automatically cataloging everything it finds. But if you’ve noticed.

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!

Find help and how-to information for your version of Windows Media Player. Learn about the features and how to fix problems.

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Play a CD or DVD in Windows Media Player
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If Windows Media Player stopped working correctly after the latest updates from Windows Update, you can verify that the updates are the problem by using System Restore. To do this:

1. Select the Start button, and then type system restore.

2. Select Create a restore point, and then in the System Properties pane, select System Restore.

3. Follow the prompts to select the restore point just before the round of updates that seemed to trigger the problem. Then run the system restore process. (This takes a while.)

4. After your system is restored to the earlier configuration, check to see whether Windows Media Player runs correctly again.

For advanced video features like 4K, you might also want to try Microsoft Movies & TV. To download this for free from Microsoft Store, go to Movies & TV and select Get.

Make it yours

Customize Windows Media Player with easily installed skins, visualizations, and plug-ins for a new look and extra features. Learn more.

Windows Media Player is available for Windows-based devices. Use this table to find the right version of the Player for your system. (If you've got a Mac, you can download Windows Media Components for QuickTime to play Windows Media files.)

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. In some editions of Windows 10, it's included as an optional feature that you can enable. To do that, select the Start button, then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage optional features > Add a feature > Windows Media Player, and select Install. DVD playback isn't included. Go to the DVD playback for Windows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 10.
Windows 8.1	Windows Media Player 12 Learn more	Included in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro, but doesn't include DVD playback. Go to the DVD playback for Windows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 8.1. For Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 8.1 N and KN editions, get the Media Feature Pack.
Windows RT 8.1	N/A	Windows Media Player isn't available for Windows RT 8.1.
Windows 7	Windows Media Player 12 Learn more	Included in Windows 7 Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. For Windows 7 N or KN editions, get the Media Feature Pack.
Mac OS X	Windows Media Components for QuickTime

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If you want to reinstall Windows Media Player, try the following:

1. Click the Start button, type features, and select Turn Windows features on or off.

2. Scroll down and expand Media Features, clear the Windows Media Player check box, and click OK.

3. Restart your device. Windows Media Player should be uninstalled.

4. Repeat step 1.

5. Scroll down and expand Media Features, select the Windows Media Player check box, and click OK.

6. Restart your device. Windows Media player should now be reinstalled.

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Note: To troubleshoot issues like playback and codec problems, see the 'Get help' section in Windows Media Player.