There’s also a thumbnail preview displayed, just like all the other supported video files. It has a WMP icon, means it will open easily now. It’s a part of the recommended settings to associate all MKV files with Windows Media Player. I wouldn’t recommend doing that though, so let’s just apply the recommended settings. Once that’s done, you can play with the settings of the codec. I understand that the plugin models between the two browsers are different, I also understand that moving to 64 bit is not a trivial task. The link will be in the web page that opens. I installed the 4.3.0f4 Web Player and it's still not working for me in Internet Explorer.
If you’re running a 64-bit version of Windows 8, be sure to install the 圆4 components addons after you’ve installed the codec.
Once installed, it will open a web page and the settings panel for the codec. The rest of the installation is straightforward. There’s some extra stuff bundled with the installer, decide whether you need it or not. It is available for download over at (link is provided at the end of this article).Īfter it’s downloaded, run it. It needs to be told, and the only way to do so is by installing the codec. Windows Media Player doesn’t know what this format is.
It’s like if you’re aware of the fact that Chinese is a language, but you don’t know how to read it, and I’m asking you to try anyway. Press “Yes” because we just want to see if it even plays or not. Select Windows Media Player from the list. Open the file once again, and this time, click “More options”. You can follow the link to the Store, where you can find a couple of applications that can not necessarily play, but interact with MKV files.īut our main goal is to play MKV files in WMP, so let’s try forcing it to play the file.
Fortunately, the codec is now available, so let’s install it and enjoy playing MKV files in Windows Media Player. Without it, WMP won’t play this file type. But if you think differently, and want to play them using Windows Media Player, you need to install a codec. You can even find some MKV players on the store. You may use other media players like VLC, for playing MKV files. Fortunately, such a problem is solved by using codecs. Microsoft has added support for many commonly used formats like MP4, but not MKV. The Windows’ default Windows Media Player is pretty impressive though, but sadly it doesn’t support playing MKV files yet. If yes, you might have to use another video player for playing such files. If you’re like me, you’ll probably have several MKV videos in your computer.