Windows 10: How do I play the music file?

I thought I had a file that would play. But Windows Media Player doesn't recognize the file type. The only option I can see is to compress the file but the compressed file won't do anything,

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unable to play mp3 file as music or podcast

I transfer them from my desktop via usb to the phone memory. They show up in the file explorer list in the phone. I have tried them in the podcast directory and in other folders under music per MS suggestions at

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/h...usic-ringtones-and-podcasts-using-my-computer

I have also tried syncing with Windows Media Player. no luck.

Plays just fine in Windows 8 desktop

 

Playing music in windows phone

Hello Novita,



For us to be able to isolate your concern on why music won't play on your music app, kindly answer these questions:

• Which Music app are you using?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
• Which Windows version is currently running on your phone?

We will be waiting for an update.

 

Playing Music CD's

Hello Barbara,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

We do understand your concern and we will be happy to help you regarding this.

Please answer the below questions:

• Since when are you facing this issue?
• Did you make any recent hardware/software changes?
• Are you able to play music files which are stored in the computer?
• Did you try copying the music files from CD to computer to check if you are able to play the files in that way?

I request you to use the hardware troubleshooter and check if it helps:

The Hardware Troubleshooter is an automated tool which will check the hardware connected to the computer for any known issues with it and provides the details and on how to fix them. Follow these steps and run the troubleshooter.

Follow these steps:

• 
  Press Windows key to get the Start menu.
  
• 
  Type Troubleshooting.
  
• 
  Click on Troubleshooting.
  
• 
  Click on view all option on the upper left corner.
  
• 
  Select the Hardware and Device options from the list.
  
• 
  Click Next to run the Hardware and Device Troubleshooter.
  

I hope this helps you. If you have any further queries, feel free to contact us. We will be happy to help you.

Thank you.