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How do I configure Windows Media Player?

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How do I configure Windows Media Player?

Open Windows Media Player and select “Options” from the “Tools” pull-down menu. A dialog box will open. The options dialog box will present you with twelve tabbed settings categories including Player, Rip Music, Devices, Burn, Performance, Library, Plug-ins, Privacy, Security, File Types, DVD and Network.

How do I optimize Windows Media Player?

Tweaking Windows Media Player to Optimize Video Streaming Performance

  1. Switch to library view mode if not already displayed.
  2. Select Tools and choose Options.
  3. On the options screen, select the Performance tab.
  4. Select the radio button next to Buffer in the Network Buffering section.
  5. The default setting is 5 seconds.

How do you fix configuration settings might be set incorrectly?

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  1. Method 1: Directly run the Windows Media Player executable file and check.
  2. Method 2: Try to run the System File Checker (SFC) Tool and check if the issue is resolved.
  3. Method 3: I would suggest you to create a new user account and move the data from Corrupted Profile to new user account.

What is the default Windows Media Player?

The Music app or Groove Music (on Windows 10) is the default music or media player.

How do I change default video player?

The latest version of the Android OS (Lollipop) requires even fewer steps:

  1. Go to Settings > Applications.
  2. Scroll to the “Default Applications” category.
  3. Select the “Clear Defaults” option.
  4. Go back to “Default Applications” and this time select “Set Defaults.” Choose a different video player app from the list.

Why is media player not working?

If Windows Media Player stopped working correctly after the latest update from Windows Update, you can verify that the update is the problem by using System Restore. To do this: Click the Start button and type system restore. Select Create a restore point, and then in the System Properties pane, select System Restore.

Why is my Windows Media Player not playing videos?

There can be numerous reasons that your media player not showing a video. The reasons could be that your video file is damaged, corrupted, bad sectors on a hard drive, some electromagnetic interference, virus attack, or other software problems. Here are some errors that you can experience while playing the video file.

How do I stop Windows Media Player from buffering?

Windows Media Player

  1. Open Windows Media Player, click Tools > Options… and get to the settings menu.
  2. Click the Performance button, find the Network Buffering section, click the radio button next to the Buffer tab, enter 15 (max 60).
  3. Click the Apply button, and click the OK to save the settings and close the window.

How do I fix buffering on Windows 10?

Can’t stream videos on Windows 10? Here’s what to do:

  1. Temporarily turn off firewall and any antivirus.
  2. Run Hardware and Devices troubleshooter.
  3. Update display drivers.
  4. Disable Adaptive brightness.
  5. Check rendering settings.
  6. Update graphics card drivers.
  7. Uninstall and Install graphics card drivers.