Fix Windows Media Player Crash

[Mesbah]

There are many videos as well as web pages offering resetting WMP or restoring ....etc.

After performing all those solutions if still WMP crashes then here is the ultimate solution:

• Create a new folders name as MyMusic
  
• Go into your Music folder and select all subfolders move them to MyMusic
  
• Do same to your videos move to MyVideos
  
• Rename your photos folder to another temp name that WMP cannot find it
  
• Delete all files & folders in folder: C:\Users\<<user>>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\
  
• Delete all files & folders in folder: C:\Users\<<user>>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media Player\
  
• Run WMP:: at this point no crash occurs
  
• if crashed it does after few seconds that you must quickly do as many as possible of following items:
  
• Click on Organize>>Manage Libraries>>{Music/Videos/Pictures/Recorded TV}:: delete all links under each category
  
• Click on Organize>>Options:: uncheck all checked items under every upper tab
  
• these usually fix WMP crash
  
• now you keep WMP running and move 1by1 each music folder into original folder Music and watch WMP in action as it immediately begins to catalogue each folder.
  
• if at any folder move WMP crashes then some files or subfolders in that folder is/are corrupt or WMP does not like them find them and save them elsewhere for later to convert or fix them.:kiss:

NB.: After days and days of futile efforts to perform above steps repeatedly still stupid MS Media Player crashed when it attempts to update library. :angry::sweaty::unhappysweat::eck:

 

[tonytranupg]

I don't use Windows Media Player because its features aren't good. I would recommend using VLC instead of Windows Media Player.

Is there any specific reason to use Windows Media Player?

 

[Mesbah]

I don't use Windows Media Player because its features aren't good. I would recommend using VLC instead of Windows Media Player. Is there any specific reason to use Windows Media Player?

Thanks Tony, best suggestion. I had no clue what VLC was but installed it and it works charmingly no fuss no stupid behavior like MS WMP.:kiss:

 

[tonytranupg]

Thanks Tony, best suggestion. I had no clue what VLC was but installed it and it works charmingly no fuss no stupid behavior like MS WMP.:kiss:

Yep, VLC is my favorite media player because it's smoother than WMP, as well as has more features and able to play many types of videos and audio that WMP can't.