{"id":81029,"date":"2021-06-02T11:47:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T11:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/?p=81029"},"modified":"2024-07-04T06:46:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T06:46:05","slug":"video-freezes-in-windows-media-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/video-freezes-in-windows-media-player\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Repair Video Freezes in Windows Media Player"},"content":{"rendered":"
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‘Windows Media Player freezing video after every few minutes. I am facing this problem for a while now on Windows 10. Why won’t Windows Media Player play my videos? How can I fix this?’<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>

Windows Media Player (WMP) is a reliable media player. However, many users report the video freezing issue on WMP.<\/p>

You may be facing issues like video freezes but audio continues, movie freezes on an image for sometime, and then resumes playback, or the media player drops video frames, etc. You try to pause, restart, or fast-forward your movie in Windows Media Player, but nothing helps.<\/p>

But now no more fretting over the video problem<\/a>. If you are troubled by Windows Media Player video freezing, learn here the 12 workable solutions.<\/p>

Why does videos on windows media player keeps freezing?<\/strong><\/h2>

Missing audio\/ video codecs, high video resolution, and unsupported video file format won’t let videos play smoothly. Besides, a recent Windows 10 upgrade that might have gone wrong, corrupted media player program files, a bug in the program, virus or outdated graphics drivers, etc. can also create freezing video problem<\/a>. There’s also a possibility your video file is damaged or corrupt, due to which it freezes while playing.<\/p>

How to fix windows media player freezing issue<\/strong><\/h2>

You may not be able to gauge the actual reason why your Windows Media Player is freezing videos. So it’s better to troubleshoot the problem with simpler fixes. If they don’t work, then move to the complex troubleshooting methods. Prefer to try the below methods in the given order. <\/p>

1. Reboot your computer<\/strong><\/h3>

Reboot or restart helps to run Windows and its default programs efficiently. It cleans the temporary files and clears RAM. This can improve the Windows Media Player performance if you are facing video freeze issue.<\/p>

2. Update to the latest Windows<\/strong><\/h3>

Get the latest Windows 10 update on your system to troubleshoot video freezing problem.<\/p>

Steps to update Windows 10:<\/strong><\/p>

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  1. On your PC, go to Settings > Update & security<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click on Windows Update<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Click Check for updates<\/strong>. Windows will automatically start downloading the update, if available.<\/li>\n<\/ol>

    3. Update Windows Media Player<\/strong><\/h3>

    Update Windows Media Player. Most of the time, updating the program fixes the video playback issues in Windows. You can install the latest updates for your Windows Media Player from the Microsoft site<\/a>.<\/p>

    4. Run antivirus<\/strong><\/h3>

    Run antivirus scan on your computer. This can fix the video freezing problem if it is caused by any virus or malware on your system.<\/p>

    5. Install video codecs<\/strong><\/h3>

    Right codecs are necessary to encode and decode videos in a media player. Windows Media Player has codecs of all common video\/audio formats, such as MP4, AAC, AVCHD, 3GP, MPEG-4, MOV, WMV, WMA, AVI, DivX, and XviD.<\/p>

    But it may be possible that the player doesn’t support the video\/audio codecs of the file type you are trying to play. As a result, the video freezes on computer.<\/p>

    So try by updating the Windows Media Player codecs. If that doesn’t help, install a codec pack online like K-Lite, X Codec Pack, etc. This may fix the video freezing problem.<\/p>

    Steps to automatically install codecs in Windows Media Player:<\/strong><\/p>