In some editions of Windows 10, it's included as an optional feature that you can enable. Included in clean installs of Windows 10 as well as upgrades to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. (If you've got a Mac, you can download Windows Media Components for QuickTime to play Windows Media files.) Use this table to find the right version of the Player for your system. With this player and with the codecs provided by the pack, you will be able to open almost any media file.Windows Media Player is available for Windows-based devices.

If you choose to install Media Player Classic - Home Cinema, too, you will be able to configure file associations for video and audio contents. Updated MPC-HC to version 2.0.0.30 and LAV Filters to version 0.77.2-2 and MPC Video Renderer to version 0. The latest version is K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 17.5, features the following updates: Other features are represented by VFW video codecs, ACM audio codecs, shell extensions and tools such as Codec Tweak Tool, FourCC Changer, MediaInfo Lite, Haali Muxer, GraphStudioNext and VobSubStrip.

The features of this utility software are impressive, as it contains DirectShow video and audio decoding filters, audio parsers, source filters and subtitle filters. It also includes codecs for compressions like Divx or Xvid. The interface is simple and provides easy access to customization options.Įxcept for the most popular audio and video formats, K-Lite Mega Codec Pack allows you to open some rare formats. This codec package is dedicated to both novices and experts (there are also encoding options). Remember to deselect the adware which comes with the application during installation process. One of the most complex codec packages, the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack can also function by default settings, in case you are a less experienced user and you don’t know how to set up the application. Apart from the codecs, the package also contains Media Player Classic - Home Cinema ( MPC–HC).

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