.MKV files don't work properly with WMP?

VLC is fine, but why does Windows Media Player have problems? It always closes and says it encountered a problem playing the file. It only seems that .mkv files is the issue. Avi files etc, seem perfectly fine. Anyone else have same problems or a way of resolving the issue? Not that it's major, but still annoying!

Yeah, I have already the 'Media Player Codec Pack', but it's still happening. Might try some others!

I have read threads where people report issues after de-installing 3rd party codec packs caused by registry leftovers so it might be worth looking into that if other packs also don't work. Here's a link with a reference to the issues: http://windowsreport.com/mkv-videos-windows-10/

I've had some luck in simply renaming the .mkv files to .flv and either VLC or Applian Technologies player. They do open in Windows Media Player but get only the audio.

I got it working using the 'Shark007' codec. All seems fine now. Only my malware detected a couple of bogus files which I removed. Seems odd, when on his website it states it's 100 per cent clean...:/

Gelbs said:

I got it working using the 'Shark007' codec. All seems fine now. Only my malware detected a couple of bogus files which I removed. Seems odd, when on his website it states it's 100 per cent clean...:/

As careful as one can be it's still possible for downloads and uploads to get diverted/hijacked along the way and so fast that the user will never notice it.

Hello, I hope it is all right if I join this conversation. Would you consider converting your MKV files into formats that are more compatible with your software? Vidcoder does a good job of converting MKV to MP4. Also, Freemake Video Converter converts MKV to several formats you can choose from, including AVI.

MKV files take a lot longer to convert than other files, though. If you do choose to convert them, hopefully your computer has sufficient processor power.

Also, Freemake, which has always been a 100% freeware utility, recently has forced "branding" into its converted files, unless you pay $9.95 for a Gold Pack that removes the branding. The branding is just a splash screen at the beginning and end of the video clips.

I think this is what a Dutch expression calls" tensioning the horse behind the wagon". First of all I wonder why anyone would still use WMP since it's not even a standard player with windows anymore, thus will lack further development and as for functionality it has always been miles behind with for eg. VLC and MPC-HC. The only way to even remotely consider WMP for me is with the addon of :BM-productions which adds a lot of basic functionalities in the toolbar.

However, I find MPC-HC to render the best image quality without any tweaking and while I also have VLC Player installed I never downloaded a codec-pack (like CCCP) since in my earlier experience this is prone to cuase conflicts.Having these 2 other players installed makes WMP play MKV files (container but really all formats I've encountered so far) without a problem.

I'm on another OS now (dual boot) so can't check but as I recall correctly you only need LAV filters, Haali Media Splitter and the MPC-HC player (which are in the CCCP codec pack as well). But since you need to install MPC-HC as well from the CCP pack to play MKV on WMP I figure you might as well just install MPC-HC which comes with these codecs natively and will allow you to watch MKV on WMP as is the case with me.

Spiritos said:

First of all I wonder why anyone would still use WMP since it's not even a standard player with windows anymore...

I think the main reason it's still included in Windows 10 is that it's required if you wish to set up the PC as a Media Server without the aid of third-party tools.