Windows 8 Video Player



Windows 8 Video Player

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
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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
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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
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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

Player

Windows 8 Video Players

Player

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

Windows 8 Video Player
  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.

GOM Media Player. GOM Media Player may only support common video formats like MP4 and AVI. GOM is another very popular media player that can play DVDs on Windows 8. It also supports a plethora of file formats and is easy to use. In order to achieve DVD playback, however, you may need to.

Windows 8 Video Player

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

Video Player For Windows 8.1

  1. Windows Media Player Alternative 5: KMPlayer. The final “best free video player for users of Windows 8″ is coming. This media player alternative has almost no need for external codes to play a huge amount of media formats including DVD. It boasts a minimalist interface, allowing you to do all media player settings just at your fingertips.
  2. VLC Media Player: one of the best video player for windows 10. Listed among the most preferred.