Heres how you’re able to enable it.

This will allow the app to scan your system for media files again.

However, if your hardware isnt compatible with these enhancements, you might have trouble playing videos.

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Hence, its best not to use them.

Specifically, you’re able to spin up the Playing Audio and Video Playback troubleshooters.

This will allow Windows to diagnose your system for any video playback issues and suggest fixes accordingly.

Enable Video Library Access for the Media Player App

Heres how you might run these troubleshooters on Windows.

After running these troubleshooters, restart the Media Player app and see if it works.

Windows will scan the apps files and prefs during this process and attempt to fix any issues it discovers.

Refresh Libraries in the Media Player App

Heres what it’s possible for you to do to fix them.

reset your PC after this and then find out if the Media Player app works as before.

If thats the case, updating to a newer version should help.

Disable Video Processing on Windows

Hopefully, this should solve your problem.

Occasionally, the app may stop working due to misconfigured options or corrupt app data.

However, its nothing you cant fix with the solutions mentioned above.

Windows Troubleshooters