Problems playing wav's and mp3's on my windows 10 pc

Sil Kok 1 Reputation point
2021-11-17T14:11:45.733+00:00

out of the blue i can not play or download mp3's and wavs. when trying to double click on one i get an error and this code: -2147163901 . When i upload something to soundcloud it does play sound but i can't play the file itself. anyone know whow to fix this?

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  1. Philippe Levesque 5,706 Reputation points MVP
    2021-11-17T15:03:02.037+00:00

    Hi, if you use windows media player it can be a codec issue. I would try to use another media player for testing. Try downloading vlc player which is free, and try it again with it. If it work retry with WMP, as often other media player install will install the missing codec.

    Thanks


  2. Limitless Technology 39,496 Reputation points
    2021-12-16T17:46:21.147+00:00

    You can check if there are any pending updates for the Groove player you use through the Microsoft Store, as this can sometimes be helpful.

    Also, you can see if you have the older version of windows 10, as this can also interfere with audio playback.

    To do this, follow the instructions below.

    Instruction: Press the button with the Windows logo + R and type: winver and press Enter, by doing this it should open a small window with some information, one of them will be the version or build. If in the version one of these appears here: 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909, 2004 or 20H2, it means that you are in an old version, but you can follow the steps below to update to a newer version.

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

    Step 1: Access the above link and select the Update Now option, an application will be downloaded in which you must install on your computer.

    Step 2: when installing you must open the application and the download, verification and installation of the recent version will start.

    Step 3: After you will be asked to restart the device to complete the update, after a few minutes you will have the latest version.


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