Windows Media Player slows, becomes unstable and uses 100% of CPU.

Occurs when you try to play movies at home on high reso; IPPC and AVCHD.  Has worked fine for months, then started recently.  The same movies play fine on other computers with a lot less performance (CPU, RAM, video card).

Hello

·          What is the version of the operating system running on your computer?

·          When the issue started?

If you use Windows 7, try the following steps:

Step 1: Launch the Media Player troubleshooting utility.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-the-Windows-Media-Player-settings-Troubleshooter

See also: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Play-an-audio-or-video-file-frequently-asked-questions

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