Believe it or not my WMP11 no longer streaming video of the internet despite the fact that my system still working with its own Intel graphic chipset 946GZ or similar and provides all normal browsing with decent graphics. If you closed Windows Media Player, double-click the video or audio file again. As mentioned above, the file format may not be supported by your media player. This time, the video you couldn't play last time will play like a champ. If you are using the standard Windows Media Player, then such an outcome of events can be expected. If so, just download another Media Player and set it as the default. Solution 1: Convert AVI files to Windows Media Player most commonly used video format like avi to mp4, wmv, mpeg etc. If all of you carefully check the Windows path in WMP 11 it leads to one of those plug-ins like Corel, Nvidia, Ati and couple others. Solution 2: Install the missing codec that Windows Media Player needs to play AVI files. #Missing avi codec windows media player install# Solution 3: Resort to the Windows Media Player Alternative like 5KPlayer or VLC for playing AVI files.

Microsoft leaving some things for others to take care of. Select the Player tab in Windows Media Player. In this instance all of those codecs and converters of files as modern Desktops and Laptops come prepacked with graphic cards. Check the box Download codecs automatically, and then click OK. Reopen the video file in Windows Media Player. There is no need for Microsoft to extend the size of its WMP 11 to the point where it takes hours to download. #Missing avi codec windows media player install#.

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