Windows 7 - Windows Media Player 12 blocks almost everytime

Hello

Almost everytime I open Windows Media Player 12, it crashes. Usually, the window opens but is grey and the cursor indicates that it is busy.

I tried the following two methods to fix the problem.

Method 1.
1. click on start and in the search bar type cmd.exe
2. right click on cmd.exe and click Run as administrator
3. in the command prompt, type the following command

net localgroup "Administrators'" NT Authority\Local Service "/ Add 4. press on enter and restart the computer

Method 2.
Uninstalling and reinstalling Windows Media Player:

Step 1.
Uninstalling Windows Media Player:
1. go to start and in the search type "Turn Windows willing or not.
2. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".
3. search for multimedia and uncheck the brand in the face of Windows Media Player.
4 restart the computer
 
Step 2.
Reinstall Windows Media Player:
1. go to start and in the search type "Turn Windows willing or not.
2. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".
3. find the multimedia functions and place a check mark in front of the Windows Media Player.
4 restart the computer.

Method 2 resolves the issue. However, it got to the point where WMP 12 is useless because almost everytime, it blocks and I'm not ready to have to restart my PC twice in order to watch a video or listen to music.

Come on Microsoft - please get your this sort and give us a proper and permanent solution to the problem of 7/WMP 12 inherant Windows.

Kind regards

Jonesyboi

I had this problem for months, it was really making me nervous. But I've sorted it.

The problem was in pictures, corrupted files, not wmp or music that I assumed that would be the question.

Heal... GB of photos and video. I had some files that had no picture. These are the corrupted files that were the cause of the problem. I had 8 photos and 2 videos that I downloaded on my iPhone 5. I just don't understand how or why it happened. Not a clue.

Even removing them was difficult, as I went to remove WMP shutdown.

So I google and download "File Assassin" work all works fine now.

I curse me Microsoft WMP, but Apple has been the cause of the problem.

Good luck, WMP is so much better than ITunes.

If it works let me know. I just would like to know if it helps someone.

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