How to open WMV file?
A WMV Opener is a computer program or application that supports WMV files and can open their contents. The first thing you should do is double-click the WMV file icon you want to open. If you have the correct software your problem should be resolved. After clicking, your WMV file should open in the program that is assigned as default for handling WMV 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 WMV files in 9 steps
The following recommendations and steps will help you open the Windows Media Video Format file in case you cannot do it in the standard way:
- Make sure that the operating system where you are trying to open the Windows Media Video Format file is supported by it. It may turn out that WMV files are not compatible with your system.
- Make sure that the default application for the files WMV, Aoao Video to Picture Converter or one of the following Winamp, Windows Media Player, PowerDVD, PowerDirector is installed in the operating system. If there is no such program, install it (or download it earlier).
- Make sure that one of the Aoao Video to Picture Converter, Winamp, Windows Media Player, PowerDVD, PowerDirector programs is the default application for opening WMV files in the system. If this is not the case, the WMV files should be associated with the appropriate application by displaying the properties of the Windows Media Video Format file and in the "File type" section, press the "Change" button. On the list, search for one of the Aoao Video to Picture Converter, Winamp, Windows Media Player, PowerDVD, PowerDirector applications and confirm.
Software programs that open WMV file extension
- If the Windows Media Video Format file has been downloaded from the Internet or copied from another medium, it may be corrupt. The Aoao Video to Picture Converter, Winamp, Windows Media Player, PowerDVD, PowerDirector programs will then not be able to open the Windows Media Video Format file. If possible, you can try to open the Windows Media Video Format file directly from its source.
- The antivirus program can identify the virus with which the Windows Media Video Format file has been infected and at the same time blocks the opening of the file. The best solution in this case is to run a virus scanner and check the system for viruses.
- The Windows Media Video Format file may be saved in a way that is no longer supported. Sometimes it happens that despite the WMV extension, such files contain data saved in a way that prevents them from being opened by Aoao Video to Picture Converter or Winamp, Windows Media Player, PowerDVD, PowerDirector.
- An attempt to open the Windows Media Video Format file by an un-updated application may fail. In this case, it is necessary to verify the version of your software to handle WMV files and, if necessary, update it to the latest version.
- 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 Video Format file may be due to restrictions imposed on the user by the system administrator.
Useful tools
If, despite going through all the steps, it was not possible to open the file with the WMV extension, you can try some of the proposed tools. Below are the websites we have verified that may help you open the WMV file.
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