Windows Media Player Driver Update

If you have ever been accessible to any computers with Windows operating system, you must know one piece of software that is Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player can be short for WMP which is developed by Microsoft and used as a digital media player for playing audio and video files and viewing images. Well, it has to run on Windows operating system. As the default media player, undoubtedly, Windows Media Player can provide the most easy and convenient solutions for audio, video and image users due to its simple and professional hardware support. But now with the wide spread of various digital media players, you may wonder that whether the Windows Media Player has already lost its popularity. Actually, it is not the case at all. For many users, Windows Media Player is still the first choice. But one of the embarrassing problems is that you may find that Windows Media Player is running not as fast as before and its interface and personal preferences lack of characteristics. All of these questions can be easily solved and what you need to do is to update Windows Media Player to the latest version. Well, you can’t help asking how I update Windows Media Player. Next, I will show you the detailed guidance on how to update Windows Media Player.

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Part 1: How to update Windows Media Player

There are several ways to update Windows Media Player. Besides update, you can have other selections so as to enjoy its full benefits. Please refer to the following tutorials.

No.1 Update from the official Windows website.

Nov 21, 2018 Microsoft has already stopped the development of Windows Media Player but the program is available in Windows 10. Microsoft hasn’t said it is going to kill Media Player. Apr 16, 2016 Windows Media Player is a software application provided by Microsoft and bundled in Windows operating systems which represents an effective way to play video and audio files on your MS Windows-powered computer or device.

Just as you know, Windows Media Player is completely free. So you can look up to the official website to download its update or the complete software. After downloading the latest version, what you need to do is to following the on-screen instructions, including selecting the setup language, saving route, supported formats and so on. Finally, click OK and then run it on your computer and you will enjoy the newer version.

No.2 Check for updates automatically or manually.

If you don’t know whether your WMP is the latest version or not, you can go to “check for updates automatically” selection. Here I will elaborate the steps on how to update Windows Media Player manually.

Step 1. Run Windows Media Player.

Step 2. Go to the main interface. If you are in the playing mode, you can click “Switch to Library” icon in the upper-right corner of the Player.

Step 3. Press the “Alt” key or “CTRL+M” keys to show the menu, click on “Help” and “Check for updates”. If the updates are available, you can just follow the instructions.

Step 4. If no updates are available, then click on “OK”.

No. 3 Update/download codec

Additionally, sometimes you fail to play some formats on Window Media Player. In the first place, you can refer to the above information to update the WMP version. Then if it still doesn’t work, you can update the codecs required for the unplayable formats.You can check our other tutorial ablut Windows Media Player codec pack for more information.

Part 2: The best Windows Media Player alternative

Besides the above instructions on how to update Windows Media Player, you can also another simple choice to play tracks or videos. That is to use a Windows Media Player alternative –Leawo Blu-ray Player. As a 100% free and 6-in-1 media player software, Leawo Blu-ray Player contains all media playback solutions you need for your leisure entertainment, including 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, CD, HD (4K), MPEG, WMV and so on.

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☉ Adjust subtitles, video and audio during media playback.

With advanced image and audio processing technology, Leawo Blu-ray Player provides you extraordinary movie playback and cinema-like experience. Furthermore, within Leawo Blu-ray Player, you could obtain the personalized settings according to your preference and all the settings could be done automatically. In the following, I will list the detailed tutorial.

Step 1. Download Leawo Blu-ray Player and install it.

Step 2. Enter the main interface and load the video on the computer by clicking the “Open File” button on the home interface. When you have imported the video, then you can see it on the playlist.

Step 3. Set subtitles. After loading the ISO movie, it will be played automatically. During the playback, you can move mouse to the title area. Then you could see 4 icons.

Step 4. Then select the first icon and a pop-up window for subtitles setting will appear which includes “Enable subtitles”, “Subtitle offset”, “Subtitle selecting”, “Browse for subtitle”.

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Step 5. Set video and audio parameters. The video and audio setting process is as the same as subtitle settings. Click the second icon and the third icon in the title area to set video parameters and audio parameters respectively. The editing features of Leawo Blu-ray Player could allow you to obtain a customized video and will give you more special watching experience.