Windows 10: Why wont the full versions of my videos play?

Hello friends! Thank you for taking the time to read this.Here's my issue:I have a bunch of videos from 2005... When trying to play them with my new laptop Windows 11 and a desktop that is a few years old windows 10, the file sizes are what they should be, however the videos will only play a snippet of them. Upon looking in windows, it says that they are about a minute long, even though I KNOW that they are approximately 30 minute videos.Case in point, one of the videos dimensions are 352x240, but it says its 187,037KB and only 52 seconds long... its really a 30ish min video.I tried upl

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Wont play video files

Hello Connor,

For us to better assist you, we'd like to know the following:

• Confirm which build is currently installed on your device. To check, follow the steps below:

• Press Windows key + R, then type in winver.
• Click OK.

• Where did you obtain the said editing software?
• What is the file extension of the videos you were trying to play?
• What application were you using to play these video files?
• Were there any recent changes made prior to this issue?

We look forward to your response.

Regards.

 

video not playing

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. May I know, which video player you are using to play the video?
   
2. Are you able to play the video on any other computer?
   
3. Are you facing the issue with only specific video or with all the other videos?
   

This issue could also occur when the USB or SD card is corrupted when you have transferred the video.

Try the troubleshooting methods provided below to further narrow down the root cause of the issue.

Method 1: Try a different video player.

1. Try to use a different USB to transfer the video, if you are playing it on other computer or device.
   
2. I suggest you to try a different video player and check if it plays.
   
3. You can also check on different device or computer.
   

Step: Run Windows Media player troubleshooter.

1. Press Windows + R key on your keyboard together.
2. Copy and paste the below command and run each at a time and follow the onscreen instruction on the troubleshooter
3. msdt.exe -id WindowsMediaPlayerConfigurationDiagnostic
4. msdt.exe -id WindowsMediaPlayerLibraryDiagnostic
5. msdt.exe -id WindowsMediaPlayerDVDDiagnostic
6. Reboot the computer and check.

If you still face the issue, reply to this post with more information.

Hope it helps,

Amit Sunar

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

MKV video wont play on LG TV

Have a video that wont play on an LG TV, believed it was the DTS audio, but having converted to ZC3 it still wont play. converted to MP4 and still no luck, although it plays through my XBOX have media info, anything obvious ???