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Support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020
We recommend you move to a Windows 11 PC to continue to receive security updates from Microsoft.
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If Windows Media Player stopped working correctly after the latest updates from Windows Update, verify that the updates are the problem by using System Restore. To do this:
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Select the Start button, and then type system restore.
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Select Create a restore point, and then in the System Properties pane, select System Restore.
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Follow the prompts to select the restore point just before the round of updates that seemed to trigger the problem. Then run the system restore process. (This takes a while.)
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After your system is restored to the earlier configuration, check to see whether Windows Media Player runs correctly again.
For advanced video features like 4K, you might alsowant to tryMicrosoft Movies & TV. To download this for free from Microsoft Store, go toMovies & TVand select Get.
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