Windows 10: cannot stream windows media player

I have a new win 11 PC and am trying to enable music streamingI have setup a music library and confirmed that media player works.

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windows media player

Hi,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.

What is the exact error message you get when you to try play files on Windows Media Player?

I suggest you to run both Windows Media Player Library and Settings troubleshooter and check.

Step 1: If your computer is having problems playing video or audio files in Windows Media Player, try using the Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter to fix the problem. The troubleshooter checks the configuration and network settings
for Windows Media Player to make sure that you can play content you've downloaded and saved to your computer, or content streaming over a network or the Internet.

Steps to run Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter are as follows:

• Press Windows key + X and select Control Panel.
• In the search box, type troubleshooter, and then click
  Troubleshooting.
• Click View all, and then click Windows Media Player Settings
  and follow the instructions.

Step 2: If your computer is having problems accessing your collection of digital media files in the Windows Media Player Library, try using the Windows Media Player Library troubleshooter to fix the problem. The troubleshooter makes sure
Windows Media Player is correctly installed on your computer, and checks to see whether your Player Library is corrupted.

Steps to run Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter are as follows:

• Press Windows key + X and select Control Panel.
  
• In the search box, type troubleshooter, and then click
  Troubleshooting.
• Click View all, and then click Windows Media Player Library
  and follow the instructions.

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Please reply us on the status of the issue to assist you further.

 

media player streaming on network

Hello JohnBoardman1, my name is Irisdiel and I am an independent advisor.

Down below I'm going to provide you with methods and instructions that can lead you to a probable solution on your issue.

Method 1: I would suggest you keep the computer in clean boot mode and check if the issue persists.

A clean boot helps to verify if any third party application services or startup item is causing this issue.

You may refer the following KB article to set the computer in clean boot:

How to perform a clean boot in Windows - Microsoft Support

Note: After the troubleshooting steps, refer to Step 7 from the clean boot link to set the computer back to normal startup mode.

Method 2: I would also suggest you follow the steps to run the Troubleshooter from the link and check if the issue persists.

Open the Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Ope...

For reference, you could also change your settings for streaming media in Windows Media Player if your issues persist:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Cha...

Thank you and good luck,

Regards- .

 

Faulty Windows Media Player

Windows Mesdis Player developed a fault (Played jerky an missed bits) so I down loaded Media Player 10.

It's no better. Any suggestions (I run Windows 98)