What Are Media (Video/Audio) Formats Supported by Windows 10
After upgrading to Windows 10, some users find they can't play videos successfully as before. For example, they lose the DVD playback ability on Windows 10. In addition to that, Windows Media Player won't load AVCHD videos; some see a black screen when using MOV footages... So what formats can Windows 10 play and what it can't? Here, let's discuss Windows 10 media formats supported (video and audio formats) to acquire what kinds of videos/audios can be natively played on Windows 10.
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Full List of Media File Formats Supported by Windows 10
Windows 10 supported media formats is based on file types supported by system-attached Windows Media Player. On the other hand, some new formats and codecs are gathered into Windows 10 media formats list, like video format MKV, video codec H.265 and audio format FLAC, all of which make it possible to play HD/4K/8K movies on Windows 10 with lossless audio quality. Now, let's take a look at the full list of video/audio formats supported by Windows 10.
Windows 10 Video Formats |
Windows 10 Audio Formats |
• Advanced Systems Formats (.ASF) |
• Windows Media Audio (.WMA) |
Note: Windows Media Player on Windows 10 doesn't support DVD playback. To play DVD, you need to pay $15 for the DVD Player or rely on a third-party DVD player for Windows 10.
Developed by Microsoft, AVI and WMV are traditionally supported by any Windows systems and also the best video formats for Windows 10. In addtion, although MP4 is a new format for latest WMP12, this most compatible format also can be well supported by Windows 10 based on the experience of Windows phone support.
Related: Windows 10 Mobile Video Formats, MKV Codec for Windows Media Player, Windowns 10 Movie Maker Download
How to Play Any Unsupported Videos on Windows 10?
Windows 10 seemingly supports nearly all mainstream media formats, but some formats like 3GP, FLV, WebM for web/Chromecast, MOD/TOD files recorded by digital camcorders can't play on Windows 10 smoothly. To watch any videos on Windows 10 smoothly, you can convert the unsupported videos into the best media formats supported by Windows 10.
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How to Convert FLV/WEbM/MOD/TOD etc, to Windows 10 Video Formats
Step 1. Launch WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe and click +Video button located at top left of navigation bar to import the video you want to convert to Windows 10 media formats supported.
Step 2. Output Profile window appears for output formats selection. Move to PC General Video option and choose one of the best Windows 10 video formats (AVI, WMV, MP4). If the source is a music video, you can choose to convert it to audio formats supported by Windows 10, like MP3, AAC, FLAC etc.
Step 3. Tap Browse button to save converted video to destination folder and click RUN button to start conversion for Windows 10.
Other ways to play any video formats on Windows 10:
1. Download and install third-party
codecs for Windows Meida Player to play the incompatible formats; or
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