How select media player in w10?

[hz363]

 Hello All:

    When I was using wXP, the main mediaPlayer I choose was RealOne for *.mp3 and *.DAT and ...

    Now I changed to w10, which media APP should I choose?         -- Zhao

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@hz363

WMP is still available in Windows 10 and by default it will pop up when you play videos or musics but it does not support MANY formats.

I normally don't use WMP, I use VLC which can play nearly all video and audio formats (free), please download from the following link and install to your computer:

         http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

Regards.

[hz363]

     Hello banhein: 

     Thank you so much!

      I have downloaded and installed the VLC 2.2.6 64bit. It looks good for playing the formats I am comcerning.

      One strange thing happeded.  The unknown PowerMediaPlayer intruded in my w10 weeks ago. I disregarded it at that time.  Now I found it plays my *.DAT in my pc.  

      I checked the Conprol Panel > Programs > Uninstall a Program / ....    and File Explorer > Windows > My Program >.....

and My Program(x86), surprisingly I did not find it!!

      Where does it hide?  How drive it away?                         --- Zhao

[hz363]

    Hello banhien:

    Eventually I found the PowerMediaPlayer. It modified its name and installed in my pc avoiding to be known by me.

Now I have uninstalled it.

    Thanks!                               -- Zhao