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Windows Media Player is Not Opening: 5 Ways to Fix it
You can try clearing the Media Player Library or run the troubleshooter
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Updated onJuly 5, 2024
updated onJuly 5, 2024
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Windows Media Player is the default media player app for Windows OS. It was replaced by Media Player in Windows 11. However, many still prefer the Windows Media Player for playing their media files. There are abunch of user reportsthat claim that for them the Windows Media Player won’t open.
If you are one of such users and are looking for solutions, then you have landed in the right place. Because in this guide, we will give you a bunch of solutions that will help you fix the Windows Media Player won’t open problem. Let us get right into it.
How to use the old Windows Media Player in Windows 11?
Using the steps mentioned above, you can enable the old Windows Media Player on your Windows 11 PC.
In case, you are facing issues running it or it isn’t opening on your Windows PC, then follow the solutions mentioned below.
How can I fix Windows Media Player won’t open problem?
Before applying the advanced solutions, check out some preliminary fixes and hopefully resolve the Windows Media Player won’t open problem.
Now let us jump to the advanced solutions below.
1. Run the troubleshooter
Windows comes with a built-in troubleshooter that will help you tackle most of the common errors and glitches on your PC.
You can follow the above steps and run the troubleshooter to fix the Windows Media Player won’t open problem.
2. Re-register the DLL
If the Windows Media Player-associatedDLL files are missing, then you will come across multiple issues. In such a case, we would suggest you follow the above steps and re-register the DLL files, and check if this resolves the problem or not.
3. Reinstall Windows Media Player
4. Restart the Windows Media Player process
5. Clear Windows Media Player database
Several users have suggested that clearing the Windows Media Player Library helped them fix the Windows Media Player won’t open issue on their PC.
Windows Media Player won’t open isn’t the only issue that you will come across on your PC. You can check out our guide on how tofix Windows Media Player as stopped working error.
If the album art on the media player isn’t changing then we have a guide that lists some of the best solutions tofix the Windows Media Player cannot change album art.
You can alsochange your media playerif the default one is presenting problems.
Let us know in the comments below, which one of the above solutions resolved the Windows Media Player won’t open error on your PC.
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Sagar Naresh
Sagar is a web developer and technology journalist. Currently associated with WindowsReport and SamMobile. When not writing, he is either at the gym sweating it out or playing country music on his guitar.
He is an avid traveler and has been to 15 countries, going to more places soon. TRAVEL and WORK is his mantra for a peaceful life.
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