Windows 10: does windows media player change mp4 video files to audio

does windows media player change mp4 video files to audio

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Playing MP4 files

MP4 is a container file, a lot depends on the codecs within that.
MP4 can be played with Windows 10 with Films & TV, Photos, Windows Media Player, and VLC.
If those can't then there must be something odd/unusual in the file.

Right click the File > Properties > Details Tab.
see if that gives you more info, should be some info on the video/audio but not codecs.

Try the suggestions from post #3.

You have to be careful as viruses are propogated by people simply changing the filename extension and auto-forwarding via an infected PC and a compromised address list.
So a targeted scan with AV is necessary for every file attachement even if apparently from someone you know.

 

No Audio For MP4 Video Files

Hi Bryan,

This error may occur if the MP4 file is corrupted. For us to better assist you, we would like to ask the following:

• Is there an error message displayed about audio when opening or playing MP4 video files?
• Have you made any recent changes on your computer prior to the issue?

We're looking forward to your reply.

 

window media player

I cannot play videos using Window Media Player, which opened fine in the recent past, but I can play play audio files. I get the following message:

Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.

I have taken the following steps:

1. Removed and reinstalled WMP using Windows features.

2. updated the AMD chip driver using Device Manager.

After this step WMP worked briefly but then got two error messages-Load MM Driver stopped working and Catalyst Control Center stopped working. At this time all video players became inop.

3. Downloaded and ran AMD Radeon HD6520G and Driver Auto-Detect program which restored other video players(123, VLC) but did not help WMP.

4. Ran a Codec Tweak Tool

None of this helped. The report generated by the AMD program listed all of the video codecs for WMP and although there are a number of variations i.e. MPG4, MP42, MP4s, etc. there is no simple MP4 listed. Is this a problem and if so how do I add a one-shot
codec for MP4 only