Windows 10: Why do Windows media players suddenly have an unusable cycling ability?

Discus and support Why do Windows media players suddenly have an unusable cycling ability? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hello!For the past while, I've been using Movies and TV to watch videos in a folder I have. This was mainly due to the cycling feature, where the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Sage Berndt, Feb 3, 2025.

  1. Why do Windows media players suddenly have an unusable cycling ability?


    Hello!For the past while, I've been using Movies and TV to watch videos in a folder I have. This was mainly due to the cycling feature, where the arrows on the left and right could cycle through videos in a folder.However, now the cycling is completely random. It plays videos from any location in my device, and randomly as well. As far as I can tell, it isn't alphanumerical, date of creation, size.. There's no consistency to it. The same issue also happens to appear in the photos app.Is there any way to fix this?

    :)
     
    Sage Berndt, Feb 3, 2025
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    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)
     
    christieau, Feb 3, 2025
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    How to delete the recent play list from Windows Media Player - Microsoft Support

    that covers up to version 10... let me see if its diffrent for the newer versions


    EDit:

    here is how to clear the frequent list.
    http://www.blogsdna.com/4086/how-to...edia-player-12-frequent-list-in-windows-7.htm

    and here is how to clear the history
    http://www.downloadatoz.com/essenti...ar-the-windows-media-player-12-history_g.html

    and from the last link is the same error where you can just disable it too =)
     
    THRiLL KiLL, Feb 3, 2025
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  4. Yaqub K Win User

    Why do Windows media players suddenly have an unusable cycling ability?

    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.

    Please reply us on the status of the issue to assist you further.
     
    Yaqub K, Feb 3, 2025
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