Cannot play wmv files on windows media player

Details required :. Cancel Submit. Hi, Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. What exact error message are you receiving when you try to play. Post back with updated issue details for further help. Thank you. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to A.

User's post on August 25, If I double click on a. An error message appears which says: "Can't play. If the problem persists visit www. If I right click on a video file. I'm at a loss to understand what Microsoft is trying to achieve with Windows To enjoy the full spectrum of browsing features, MS suggests we revert to Internet Explorer supposedly redundant?

So far I'm singularly unimpressed by Windows It's probably fine for tablets but for a PC it seems sadly lacking in features I would expect and ill thought out.

In reply to AndrewLK's post on August 26, Does anyone know how to open a. In reply to AndrewLK's post on September 4, I was able to view. I'm ready to dump Windows and change completely over to Ubuntu. To do this, follow these steps:.

Open an elevated command prompt. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow. In addition, please update your sound card driver and BIOS to latest version.

They can be downloaded from the manufacturer's website. If yes, did you add any new software or made modifications that could affect WMP? By the way, it's not by calling a software a garbage that you will get help from it's developers.. Even more when you call their work a garbage. You are right, and I stand corrected. Please accept my apology. Thank you for responding. I don't receive an error message when I try to play WMV files.

When I click "play" or double click to open the file, it will actually open up in the player, but the only sound that comes out is a few seconds of what I can only describe as "clinking" sounds, then nothing.

I just get the clinking sound and then nothing as described above. I found a codec that works. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Media. Sign in to vote. Tuesday, April 27, AM.