How to open WM file?
A WM Opener is a computer program or application that supports WM files and can open their contents. The first thing you should do is double-click the WM file icon you want to open. If you have the correct software your problem should be resolved. After clicking, your WM file should open in the program that is assigned as default for handling WM files on your device. However, the problem is not always solved so quickly. Follow the steps of the instructions below to try to solve it.
Open WM files in 9 steps
If the user comes across a file named Windows Media Format, but is unable to open it, the first thing to do is to take the following steps:
- Make sure that the operating system where you are trying to open the Windows Media Format file is supported by it. It may turn out that WM files are not compatible with your system.
- Check if the jetAudio or Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows Video program is installed in the system. If there is no such program, install it (or download it earlier).
- Make sure that one of the jetAudio, Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows Video programs is the default application for opening WM files in the system. If this is not the case, the WM files should be associated with the appropriate application by displaying the properties of the Windows Media Format file and in the "File type" section, press the "Change" button. On the list, search for one of the jetAudio, Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows Video applications and confirm.
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- If Windows Media Format is a file from the network or some other external source, it may be defective or incomplete. The jetAudio, Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows Video programs will then not be able to open the Windows Media Format file. Try to download or copy the file again.
- If it turns out that the Windows Media Format file contains a virus, it will usually be impossible to open it. Such a situation should not be underestimated and such a file should be deleted or moved to quarantine, and the entire system should be scanned.
- The Windows Media Format file may be saved in a way that is no longer supported. Sometimes it happens that despite the WM extension, such files contain data saved in a way that prevents them from being opened by jetAudio or Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows Video.
- The condition for the correct handling of the Windows Media Format file may be the regular download and installation of the application update in which the user wants to open it. Determine the version of your program and, if necessary, install the latest one.
- In some cases, the user initiates the opening of the file with a shortcut that leads to a location where it is not present.
- The inability to open the Windows Media Format file may be due to restrictions imposed on the user by the system administrator.
Useful tools
If, after performing the above steps, you still have problems opening the WM file, you can try using some tools available on the web. The list below presents web pages that specialize in opening WM files.
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