Hi Ritwik,To monitor your case closely, I have split a new thread for your to continue following up your issue.I have make some test on MP3 music on my clean installed computer and that seems there is noVisualization either.After I have re-download and install the Visualizations from this site, it get some visualization worked.Would you mind to try this?Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help, and unmark the answers if they provide no help. If you have feedback for TechNet Support, contact tnmff@microsoft.com. Hi Ritwik,If you can find another computer which worked fine, we can try to replace related DLL file from that PC:Go to Computer C drive Programs Files Windows Media PlayerCopy and paste the wmpvis.dll file here.
The troubleshooting Steps that you gave me has been done from my side- tried to reinstall DLL file- tried to run DLL file through CMD- enabled and disabled WMP- tried new user- reset WMP- issue is reoccurringIssue: previous setup is not being carried over by the app.Example:Opened music default setup: album cover will appearSetup default: either visualizationWhat happens: when WMP is closed and a music file is opened again, the set visualization is not recognized.Also, when visualization is not enabled, full screen wouldn't be available. Full screen button does not work.Ritwik Sain.
If you have been working with Windows for a long period of time, you should know Windows Media Player is the default video player of Windows operation systems. But what should you when Windows Media Player not working, or even not available.When you are using Windows 7/8, you might find some issues for WMP or even error messages that ' Windows Media Player has stopped working'. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.' As for Windows 10 users, you should find Windows Media Player is not available now.
What should you do to fix these problems?.Part 1: Some cases that Windows Media Player not working Case 1: Windows Media Play freezesMy Windows Media Player just won't open. When I clicked on the shortcut and then I clicked the program list, the cursor had a little change, but nothing happened. After a while, I deleted Windows Media Player and then re-installed it. Yes, nothing happened. The situation is just likes I never operated it at all.
As I have mentioned before in our how to set Windows Media Player as the default music player in Windows 10 guide, I use the default Windows Media Player as my primary media player. But for some unknown reasons, Windows Media Player stopped working this morning. In fact, I am not even able to run WMP now. Windows Media Player (WMP) is a digital media player developed by Microsoft for playing audio and video files and viewing images on a computer with the Windows operating system. If you are having problems with Windows Media Player on your Windows 7 computer, you need to reinstall it. Here is how to reinstall Windows Media Player. Nov 10, 2006 I think I may have a possible solution to why my media player isn't showing the latest visualzations. I ended up playing a song in Windows Media Player 10 on another computer and it shows all of the visualizations. So my problem could be Windows Media Player 11 itself and not my computer. But I still don't know how to resolve this.
What should I do? Help me please. Case 2: Works with Administrator onlyI need some help because Windows Media Player not working suddenly.
The associations are still good, but nothing will happen if I try to start my Media Player. I try to get the spiny-cursor or clicking an associated file type, then nothing. So, now I can just activate the Windows Media Player if I Run as Administrator, but that is quite inconvenient and messy. Case 3: Windows Media Player not respondingWindows Media Player does not work with the videos files. What should I do to solve this issue?
The interface of the WMP always pops up a window with error message: A problem stopped the program working correctly windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available. Then the windows notice me to close the program. Hoping you can give me a correct way to handle the difficulty.
Case 4: Windows Media Player does not work with Windows 10I have a major problem with Windows Media player 12 not working in Windows 10. Is it my PC and its data that need to be backed up to drive and then cleared out to remedy this situation or a possible chore of file-scanning / troubleshooting? If so, how can this problem be solved, as it is a major one that happened out of the sudden? Give me some thoughts about it please.Don't Miss: Part 2: How to fix Windows Media Player not workingThe above four cases should be the most reported issues for Windows Media Player not working. What should you do to fix the Windows Media Player not working issues? Here are solutions you can take into consideration.
Solution 1: VLC Media Player as alternative when WMP not workingIf the above solutions cannot solve Windows Media Player not working, you can also use VLC Media Player as alternative. It is an open source video player and video editor. What is more important, the Windows Media Player is compatible Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS devices, including Windows 10. The best feature of VLC Media Player is that this program can be use to run videos and audios in all formats. It should be one of the best alternatives for Windows 10 when Windows Media Player is not working properly.
Solution 2: Fix Windows Media Player not working in Windows 7/8/10Step 1. Press the Windows icon together with Q, and then enter the troubleshooting in the search box. Choose 'Troubleshooting' from the search result.Step 2. In the 'Troubleshooting' windows, from the left side listed option, you can choose 'View all'.
After you move on, in the following window click the 'Windows Media Player Library' in order to launch the troubleshooter.Step 3. After that you can launch the Troubleshooting wizard by click the 'Next' button. The program will detect the problems with Windows Media Player not working accordingly.Step 4.
Once the troubleshooter detects the problem, such as 'Media Player is corrupt', you only need to click the 'Apply this fix' option to get rid of the Windows Media Player not working issues. Solution 3: Reinstall Windows Media Player to fix issuesStep 1. Launch Control Panel and type 'Windows features' into the search box.
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After that you need to click the 'Turn Windows features on or off'.Step 2. Scroll down to find 'Media Features', after that you can choose 'Windows Media Player'. It will popup a default setting to reset WMP.Step 3. Head to Windows features on or off, and then check the box again to turn of the feature. And now you can check whether the problem for Windows Media Player not working is solved now. Solution 4: System restore to fix Windows Media Player does not workIf the above solution still does not work, you can also reinstall the operation system of your Windows to fix Windows Media Player issues. Actually it is not a recommended solution since you have to first.
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The point is firstly to be created then comes checking the security settings if the first did not work and at last the user should make sure that the reinstall is tried if all else fails. Conclusion:When your Windows Media Player does not work, you should know the method to solve the problems.
Actually you can download some patches or troubleshooter patches to fix the issues. If the solutions do not work, a reinstallation for the program or operation system might be your choice. Of course, if your Windows Media Player won't work frequently, it is recommended to change for an alternative program.