Windows 10: Cannot Play WAV files

I am running Windows 10 Pro, Version 1903, installed on a Dell XPS 8930 computer, OS build 18362.900.

Attached is a Western Digital external hard drive, where many, if not most, of my mp4 and wav files are located.

However, for whatever reason, I cannot play any of them. They are locked, even after making myself the owner with full permissions on the F: drive, which includes all folders and files.

How can I unlock these files to play the audio associated with them?

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Unable to play .wav audio file

Hi Michael,

Thanks for replying to us with the status of your issue.

We understand the inconvenience caused and we will try our best to resolve the issue.

To assist you better, I like to know; on which application you are you are trying to play .Wav sound file?

I like to inform you that; you can play .wav audio file format
using Windows Media Player and Windows 10 Groove Music app.

As an initial recommendation, I suggest you to Right click on the
.wav audio file > Select Properties > click on the
Change button adjacent to Open with option > Select Windows Media player option from the given list > Click on
Ok.

If the issue still persists, run audio troubleshooter and check if it helps.

Follow the below steps:

• 
  Type Troubleshooting in the Search area on the taskbar and select
  Troubleshooting.
  
• 
  Select Hardware and Sound.
  
• 
  Select Playing Audio under
  Sound and follow the on screen.
  

For more information, refer to the below link:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/fix-sound-problems#v1h=tab01



Hope it helps, reply to us with the status of your issue. We will be happy to assist you.

 

Wav attachments will not play

Wav attachments from our Avaya phone system will not play on Windows 8 Phone. Avaya says they use a standard wav format and the issue is with the mobile device and suggests using another app to play the file or change phones.

I didn't have this problem with the Windows 7 phone.

I'm sure MS didn't remove functionality for such a simple file format. What can be done to fix this issue?

 

play WAV file with Windows 10

Hi Lena

Is this just one wav file, or all wav files that will not play on your PC with those media players?

If it is just one wav, file, you can assume that wav file is corrupt .. ..

If this happens with all wav files, please provide the error(s) you are seeing when trying to play those files . . .