AVI Not Playing in Windows Media Player - Quick Fix

Are you trying to play an AVI video file in Windows Media Player, but the video is not playing in WMP? May be you can view the first frame of the video, but the rest is blank what you see or else you may encounter an error message saying that the video format is not supported.

Even though, Windows Media Player has a built-in support for AVI video files, you can still face problems while playing AVI files in WMP. Here, in this article, you will find an easier solution to fix AVI not playing in WMP problem. Before going on for the solution, let's discuss the factors that can cause AVI file not playing in WMP issue first.

Factors that make AVI file not playable on WMP:

• If there is any sort of interruption while downloading AVI files from internet, then it would lead to broken download because of which your AVI video would become corrupted and refuse to get played on Windows media player.
• Intrusion of viruses on your Windows system from sources such as unreliable websites, connecting virus infected external drives, etc. results into corruption of AVI files and turns it into unplayable mode.
• On facing AVI file not playing in WMP, trying to change its file extension for making it supported on Windows media player will further damage the AVI video file.
• Playing AVI files directly on Windows media player from camcorder can cause damage the file if unexpectedly your system turns off in between due to power surge issues.

AVI videos would restrict to get played because of many more different corruption and damage scenarios. However, Remo Repair AVI proves to be the one stop solution to mend AVI file that wont play in WMP thereby converting it into playable format just like before.

Manual methods to fix AVI file not playing in Windows Media Player:

Method 1: Update the Windows Mediaa Player to the Latest Version - If your Windows Media Player is outdated, update it to a newest version, and try playing your AVI files after updating. If the WMP is outdated, then it may not play your AVI files. Once you update the WMP, it may play your AVI files successfully.

Method 2: Convert AVI Video to the Other Format: if the first method doesn;t work out, then try converting your AVI video to MP4 or MOV format using reliable video conversion tool.

Method 3: Install Codec Packs: If the first two methods are not working, then most probably, the issue is with the Codec. So, the only option left out with you is download a codec pack. You have to be very careful while downloading the codec packs because some of them will contain dangerous virus and malwares that can ruin your system. It's highly recommended to download VLC Media Player, since it contains all the older and modern codecs by default, and it is also very safe.

If none of the above methods work out and fix the issue, then the last option is to go for reliable AVI file repair tool. Remo Repair AVI is the most reliable and trusted tool to fix any issues in playing AVI videos in any Media Players.

Remo Repair AVI - Tool to Fix AVI Not Playing in Windows Media Player:

Remo Repair AVI is embedded with smart scanning engine, which scans not playing AVI file layer by layer to locate all recoverable elements and then by making use of its core file fixing method, it would repair AVI not playing in WMP. It repairs both audio and video data streams of corrupted, damaged or broken AVI file side by side, and later adjoins them to form a single playable video with original audio playback. The software fixes issues on AVI and extracts all its content such as picture, audio, animation, text, subtitles, etc. Remo AVI Repair program not only fixes AVI file that will not play at all, but it can even fix video file issues when you encounter several errors such as audio in delay with video, picture distorted on playing, green screen issue, etc. In case you are looking forward to mend AVI video with green screen or any other issue, then immediately make use of Remo AVI Repair Utility.

Remo Repair AVI is compatible to fix video that is not playing in powerpoint as well as AVI file that won't play on Windows media player on computers running with any version of Windows operating system such as Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, XP, including its earlier versions. Repaired AVI videos can be played easily on your WMP and other media players like VLC, GOM, etc.

Demo version of Remo Repair AVI is provided by making use of which you can estimate the efficiency of the tool by previewing the repaired AVI file. Yes, you heard it right! Demo version allows you to play fixed AVI file with real sound. But, it doesn't let you save the repaired video, so in order to save fixed AVI video you have to go with paid version of the tool.

Steps to fix AVI not playing in WMP:

Step 1: Download Remo AVI Repair app on your Windows system. Install the software and stick to the simple instructions that are getting displayed on your screen. Choose your not playing AVI file by using “Browse” option.

Image 1: Main Window

Step 2: On choosing unplayable AVI video, click “Repair” option to start with AVI repair process. Monitor the AVI video fixing process by looking at the progress bar.

Image 2: AVI Repairing Progress

Step 3: On completion of AVI video repair, the tool displays the repaired video file with description. Finally, you can preview and save your repaired AVI file to your desired destination location.

Image 3: Preview & Save Repaired File