I want Windows Media Player to Play an AVI file on Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP

There are many programs available that will convert an .avi to .wmv, .mpg, or other formats that WMP will play. A few such programs are free like Handbrake, but many pay ones give you a free trial which might be enough to get you past your current problem like Brorsoft Video Converter.

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When importing an AVI file to Windows Media Player, sometimes it returns the error “Unable to open that file.” You may get lost. Well, in order to get AVI and Windows Media Player to play nicely, the codec that a particular file uses must be installed on the computer. If you receive an error message or the video does not display correctly, you may need to install the codec used by the file. However, AVI can contain various video codecs. It’s difficult for you to find and install the codec.



In fact, there is another easy option to use all AVI files in Windows Media Player without problems. The quick workaround is to transcode AVI to Windows Media Player most supported WMV file format and then transfer to WMP for playing.

Brorsoft Video Converter is a professional tool that can deal with most kind of AVI videos regardless of the different codec to WMV for Windows Media Player playing without quality loss. Plus, with the built-in video editor, you can also choose to trim, crop, add watermark to your original videos. Now just download its free trail version and follow the below guide to convert AVI for playing with WMP beautifully.

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How to Convert AVI to Windows Media Player Playable Video

Step 1: Load AVI files

Run AVI converter and load AVI clips to it by clicking "Add" button.



Step 2: Choose output format

Click the Format menu, select Windows Media Player friendly format as your output video format. There, you can take WMV as your output video format.



Step 3: Start converting AVI movies

Finally, press the convert button and your AVI files will be converted into WMV files ready to be imported into Windows Media Player for smooth playback.

You’re done!

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