The Xbox One has an integrated TV feature and it also supports streaming of media applications like Netflix, Hulu etc., but it is not just the end. You can even play video and music files saved on your USB drive or PC on Xbox One. This is made possible via Xbox Media Player application.
So, here it is explained how to set up Xbox One in order to stream content from your computer or USB drive with ease.
How to Play MP4 Video Files from PC on Xbox One?
Step 1: Connect Xbox One to your home network, using via wired or wireless connection.
Step 2: Switch to Music tab of Xbox Live store and download Xbox Music app (present right above the specified add).
Step 3: Next, switch to Video tab of Xbox Live store and download Xbox Video app (present right above the specified add).
Step 4: Go to user settings menu of Preferences Tab. Enable PlayTo streaming option.
Step 5: Switch to your PC, go to Start menu (if you are using Windows 7) and hit Devices and Printers.
Step 6: Add a device: your Xbox One operating system should be an available UPnP option.
Step 7: If you are using Windows 8, take help of Device via the Video app and select Xbox One.
Step 8: Finally, stream your MP4 file content.
How to Play MP4 Video Files from USB on Xbox One?
Step 1: Connect the USB drive to your computer and copy your MP4 video files, onto it.
Step 2: Eject USB from computer and connect it to Xbox One.
Step 3: Open Media Player app and you will see the connected USB drive as an option.
Step 4: Select the USB drive and browse required MP4 video file on it and play them. Use Xbox controller for controlling the playback.
Precondition: Xbox One supports USB 1, USB 2, and USB 3 drives formatted with FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, or NTFS file systems to operate in Windows. If you use a Mac, be sure to format the USB drive as exFAT and not with Mac-only file systems like HFS+.
Even though Xbox One supports streaming of media (even 4K streaming is available) and there is no doubt that you can play MP4 files on it, but Xbox One won’t open some MP4 videos.
In fact, if the error 0xc00d36c4 pops up during MP4 playback, indicates Xbox One doesn’t support the video format which you are trying to play.
This is because MP4 is only a file extension for video container. Whether the MP4 video can be played on Xbox One or not is decided by the video codec format. So, if the video formats with .mp4 extension are supported by Xbox One, then they play MP4 file.
And, as specified by Xbox One support, only videos in H.264 or MPEG-4 ASP codec contained in MP4 can be played on Xbox One. So, before playing the MP4 file on Xbox One, check its codec first.
If the codec of your video file is compatible with Xbox One and still the video is not playing means, check the health of your file. As a verification, try to play the video file in Windows media player. If the MP4 file won’t play in Windows media player too then it indicates the file is broken. So, seek the help of an efficient MP4 video repair tool and fix the corrupted file.