Method 4: Update Sound Card Driversġ.Press Windows Key + R then type ‘ Devmgmt.msc’ and hit enter to open Device Manager.Ģ.Expand Sound, video and game controllers and right-click on your Audio Device then select Enable (If already enabled then skip this step).Ģ.If your audio device is already enabled then right-click on your Audio Device then select Update Driver Software.ģ.Now select “ Search automatically for updated driver software” and let the process finish.Ĥ.If it wasn’t able to update your graphic card then again select Update Driver Software.ĥ.This time select “ Browse my computer for driver software.”Ħ.Next, select “ Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.”ħ.Select the appropriate driver from the list and click Next.Ĩ.Let the process complete and then restart your PC.ĩ.Alternatively, go to your manufacturer’s website and download the latest drivers.
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Note: You may need to press Alt in order to bring up the menu.Ģ.Now in Options window switch to Device tab then select Speakers and click Properties.ģ.From Select the audio device dropdown select the proper Audio device.Ĥ.Click Apply followed by OK and then again click OK.ĥ.Close Windows Media Player and reboot your PC to save changes. Method 3: Set Proper Audio Device in Windows Media Playerġ.Open Windows Media Player and the click Tools > Options. You could also try to play some other file of the same file format which you were trying to play in order to see if that particular file is corrupt or not.
Method 2: Try Playing Different File Format If you’re not able to play the file that means the file is corrupted and you need to download the file again. See if you’re able to play the file using Window Media Player in another PC then that means the file is not corrupt and there is a problem with your Window Media Player. Method 1: Try Playing the File in another PCĬopy the file and then try to play that file on another PC.