How do I fix Windows Media Player problem?

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Windows Media Player errors

Click the Start button and type system restore.
Select Create a restore point, and then in the System Properties pane, select System Restore.
Follow the prompts to select the restore point just before the round of updates that seemed to trigger the problem.

How do I get the toolbar on Windows Media Player?

Step 6: Right-click on the Taskbar, go to Toolbars and then select Windows Media Player. Click Yes if you get the “The Windows Media Player toolbar isn’t compatible with this version of Windows” message. Step 7: You are done! You should see the Windows Media Player toolbar in your taskbar now.

How do I use the Windows Taskbar?

Use the taskbar to show the desktop

Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, select Taskbar settings, select Taskbar behaviors, then choose Select the far corner of the taskbar to show the desktop.
Move the mouse over, or press, the far-right edge of the taskbar to see the desktop.

How do I refresh Windows Media Player library?

Press CTRL+M then from the Tools menu click on Advanced and then Restore Media Library to reset the Media Player library.

How do you update media player?

How to Update Windows Media Player

Go to the Windows Media download page (see Resources). Select “Windows Media Player” in the Select Download box.
Select the latest version of Windows Media Player for your operating system in the Select Version box.
Select the language you want to use.

Is it safe to uninstall Windows Media Player?

For now Windows Media Player is still part of the operating system so it can’t be removed. If it bothers you to look at it, you can disable it as follows: Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off > remove the check mark from Media features > Windows Media Player.

How to fix Windows Media Player has stopped working?

Press the Windows icon together with Q,and then enter the troubleshooting in the search box. Choose “Troubleshooting” from the search result.

In the “Troubleshooting” windows,from the left side listed option,you can choose “View all”.

After that you can launch the Troubleshooting wizard by click the “Next” button.

How do I repair Windows Media Player in Windows 10?

Click on the Start button > search box > type Control Panel > click on the result.

Control Panel > View by Large icons > click on Troubleshooting.

Troubleshooting window> on the left side of the panel click on View all.

Next > scroll down > click on the Windows Media Player Library.

Next window > click Next.

How to restore Windows Media Player in Windows 10?

Open an elevated PowerShell.

To restore Windows Media Player,use the following command:

To remove Windows Media Player,use the following command:

Why isn’t my Windows Media Player working?

Generally speaking, the reasons why your Windows media player or media center crashes or does not work can be various. But to make things easier, the causes are mainly outdated or corrupted media player or some erroneous Windows media player or center settings.