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Old 01-27-2013, 12:05 AM   #1
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I got a laptop with Windows 8 and every time i use Windows Media Player it freezes up and closes and ill reopen it and it will work fine. Anyone else having that problem or know a good fix for it. Thanks
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What version is it? Have you checked for updates?
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Old 01-28-2013, 12:09 AM   #3
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Its version 12 the latest im pretty sure. Checked for updates and non out there. Its just strange played these same files on Windows 7 no problems only started when i got my new laptop.
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12 is the latest. May be a codec or simply an update not available yet. I would download and try VLC player. Probably will take care of that. You could also look for another media player at the MS Store.
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