- 10 Best Media Player for Windows 10 That You Should Have 24 weeks 3 days ago
Searching for the best media player for Windows 10? There are countless media players available on the web. It might be hard for you to find out what the best software is. In this post, I picked out the 10 best media players for Windows 10. Let’s have a look!
Looking for the best media player for Windows 10? In fact, Windows Media Player is enough for most users who need to play video/audio on Windows 10. It is included with the Windows operating system, so users can play video or audio files without the need to use third-party media player software.
However, Windows Media Player is not powerful and it only supports MP4, WMV, MOV, 3GP, AAC, WMA, MP3, ALAC, and FLAC. As a result, users may encounter the playback error like “Windows Media Player cannot play the file” while trying to open media files with Windows Media Player. To get rid of this error, you’ll need to use a top-notch media player like VLC, KMPlayer…and MiniTool MovieMaker. Later, I’ll explain them one by one.
- Solved! - How to Fix Windows 10 Can’t Play MP4 34 weeks 6 days ago
MP4, which is also known as MPEG-4 Part 14, is a digital multimedia container format most commonly used to store videos and audios. It can also store subtitles and still images. Like other modern container formats, MP4 allows streaming over the internet.
How to play MP4 on Windows 10? An MP4 file has good compatibility. Almost all media players can play MP4 files. But, this doesn’t mean that you will not encounter any issues when playing MP4 files.
For example, you may encounter the Windows 10 can’t play MP4 or MP4 files not playing issue. This problem is not limited to a certain MP4 player on Windows 10. It can happen to Windows Media Player, VLC, Movie Maker, etc.
It is a very common issue. Perhaps, you are currently bothered by this issue. To help you get out of it, we collect some solutions and show them in this post.
How to Fix MP4 Files Not Playing on Windows 10
Install the necessary codecs
Try another MP4 media player
Run the Troubleshooter on Windows 10
Reinstall Microsoft Live Essentials
Disable WMV DirectX Video Acceleration
Change the file extension for your MP4 files
Modify the VLC settings.
Convert MP4 to a supported format
- How To Fix Windows Media Player Cannot Play The File: 12 Ways 16 weeks 3 days ago
Windows Media Player is an easy-to-use multimedia file player that’s included in every Windows system. Users are used to playing videos and audios through Windows Media Player. However, problems may occur while you try to play multimedia files. Windows Media Player encountered a problem while playing the file is one of the popular errors. How to fix the problem yourself?
- Top 4 MOV Players: How to Play MOV Files on Windows 1 year 3 weeks ago
What should you do if you can’t play MOV files? Don’t worry. MOV player can help you. Here are the top 4 free MOV file players you can try.
What should you do if you can’t play MOV files? Don’t worry. MOV player can help you. Here are the top 4 free MOV file players you can try.
3 Steps to Play MOV Files
Download and install this free MOV player on PC. Next, launch it and close the templates window to enter into the main interface.
Import your MOV file by clicking the Import Media Files button. Drag and drop this file to the timeline.
Click the Play button in the preview window to enjoy your movies.
Number 2. Windows Media Player Play MOV File
Windows Media player (WMP) is the default player for Windows and it can play AVI, MP4, MPG, WMV and other movie files.
However, if you want to play MOV file in this video player, you need to download the latest version of Windows Media Player and install the 3ivx code that allows you to play your MOV file in WMP. Otherwise, you cannot play MOV files.
How to Play MOV Files in Windows Media Player?
Download and install Windows Media Player.
Download and install the 3ivx codec software.
Restart your PC.
Right-click the MOV file you want to play.
Select Open-with.
Choose Windows Media Player.
Number 3. VLC Media Player Play MOV File
VLC media player is a free and open-source media player that supports a variety of different video & audio file formats. It is another great MOV player for Windows, Mac and Linux. With this video player, you can easily play MOV file to fix the cannot play MOV files issue.
In general, VLC can play almost any media file format, and it can even convert file format without quality loss. Follow the steps below to play MOV files with an open-source MOV player.
How to Play MOV File in VLC
Step 1. Download and install VLC media player.
Step 2. Open this open-source MOV player.
Step 3. Click Media, choose Open File... to select the MOV file you want to play.
- Tips On How To Fix Windows Media Player Won't Play DVD 14 weeks 3 days ago
Windows Media Player is used widely by Microsoft Windows users throughout the world to play audio and video files in common formats. However, many people are disappointed to find out that Windows Media Player won't play DVD on their PCs. The good news is that MiniTool offers you a few options to solve this problem yourself.
- Top 5 Free WebM Players: How to Open WebM Files 47 weeks 1 day ago
#1. MiniTool MovieMaker
MiniTool MovieMaker, a free video maker, is recommended here because of its powerful functions. This free tool not only can create and edit movies but also can be used as a video player, like MKV player, MP4 player, WebM player, etc. Also, this free tool can change WebM to another video format easily, it even can convert WebM to GIF.
How to Play WebM files?
Download and install MiniTool MovieMaker. Launch this free video player on your PC, and close the movie template window to enter into its man interface.
Click the import media file to import your WebM file.
Drage and drop it to the timeline, and click the play button in the preview window to review it. You can choose the Ful Screen button to preview it.
Pros:
It is a free, no ads, no bundle, watermark-free WebM video player, WebM video editor, and WebM converter.
It supports many video file formats including WebM, AVI, MP4, MP3, etc.
It lets you create and edit movies easily.
It lets you change the video format, video bitrate, video resolution as well as video quality.
Cons:
It only supports Windows operating systems.
#2. Windows Media Player
Windows users always use Windows Media Player to play video files. However, if this player doesn’t have the necessary audio and video codecs, you cannot open WebM files. To be specific, Windows Media Player 12 users need to install WebM Media Foundation Components, and the earlier users need to install WebM DirectShow filters.
To open WebM file, you can open Windows Media player, and double-click the WebM file in the Media Library.
Pros:
You can change the Windows Media Player skin.
It lets you share movies or files with friends.
You can watch streaming videos.
It can play a variety of files including .wma, .mp3, .dat, .amr, .avi.
Cons:
It doesn’t support MKV format.
There is no feature of increasing the sound.
#3. VLC
- VLC Alternatives? The Best Alternatives to VLC 2019 for Mac/Windows 1 year 48 weeks ago
This post lists different VLC alternatives for Windows/Mac.
Part 1. VLC Alternatives 2019 for Windows
VLC is a free video editing software, you might need to look for a VLC alternative because of the unfriendly UI, “Rebuilding Font Cache” thing and other problems. Now, try the following alternatives to VLC media player for Windows.
No 1. Windows Movie Maker
There is no doubt that many people have probably heard of Windows Movie Maker, a video editing tool developed by Microsoft. It not only allows you to watch video, but also lets you edit this video simply, for instance, add text to video.
No 2. 5KPlayer
5KPlayer is a mixture of free (MKV) HD video player and music player. This real media player is compatible with Windows as well as Mac OS X. If your VLC crashes suddenly, you can try this alternative.
No 3. Windows Media Player
Windows media player is another VLC alternative. It allows you to play video and audio files. Besides, it allows previewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices.
No 4. Photos App
If you are running Windows 10, you have another great VLC alternative 2019 – Photo app. This Windows 10 hidden media player not only can play video but also can play images. Besides, it can help to trim video.
No 5. KMPlayer
KM player can play video as well as audio in Windows. This alternative to VLC supports almost any format that Windows can play including AVI, ASF, WMV, AVS, FLV, MKV, and many more. With the VLC alternative, you can slow down or increase playback speed, select parts of a video as favorites.
No 6. MiniTool Movie Maker
MiniTool Movie Maker, free and simple video tool, lets you review videos, and pictures. Besides, it also lets you create videos and slideshow easily and quickly. For instance, I usually use this simple and free tool to create Facebook Slideshow.
Part 2. VLC Alternative Mac
