Windows 10: Windows Media Player can be only opened as administrator

Discus and support Windows Media Player can be only opened as administrator in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hi Guys, My company is using Windows Media Player but it stopped working since few days. I have checked that and I'm only able to open Media Player as... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by TomaszZakrzewski1, Jul 5, 2023.

  1. TOMASZZAKRZEWSKI1
    TomaszZakrzewski1 Win User

    Windows Media Player can be only opened as administrator


    Hi Guys, My company is using Windows Media Player but it stopped working since few days. I have checked that and I'm only able to open Media Player as administrator, not ordinary UserMedia Player is automatically closing after opening. I have tried to reinstall app from Windows Store etc. We are using Windows 10 22H2 with Media Player with version 11.2304.2.0. We didn't change anything related to GPO or app settings. The issue is related to all company Users, not only to me. BR, Tomasz Zakrzewski

    :)
     
    TomaszZakrzewski1, Jul 5, 2023
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  2. JIMMY 2004
    Jimmy 2004 Win User

    New Windows Media Player Plugin for Firefox

    Anyone who uses Windows Vista and Mozilla Firefox may be pleased to hear that the Windows Media Player team has now released a plugin for Firefox that should allow the browser to play WMP content on websites. Here are the steps to get it working:
    • Installation of the Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin may require administrative access to your PC. It is recommended that you close all other open browser windows before continuing with the installation.
    • Click the Install button to automatically download and install the Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin.
    • Depending on your security settings, you may see a Security Warning dialog box. Click Install to install the plugin.
    There is a known issue if you are using Firefox version 2.0.0.3 on Windows Vista with the installer failing with error code -203. To work around this simply restart Firefox (you will get a notification that Windows Vista will be changing the Firefox compatibility settings) and then install again - the second time should succeed.

    The download is available here, and the new plugin works on all versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista (although it is mostly intended for Vista, as that currently has no WMP support in Firefox).

    Source: Windows Vista Blog
     
    Jimmy 2004, Jul 5, 2023
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  3. CHRISTIEAU
    christieau Win User
    Faulty Windows Media Player

    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, Jul 5, 2023
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  4. THRILL KILL
    THRiLL KiLL Win User

    Windows Media Player can be only opened as administrator

    HELP! Windows Media Player Problem

    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, Jul 5, 2023
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