If you are trying to figure out a way to solve MPG files no video issues playing on Windows 10 Media Player, you are in the right place. This post demonstrates a workaround to get Windows 10 Media Player playing MPG videos fine without any video lost problems.
Windows 10 media player won’t play video on MPG files
“Hi all, I’ve just upgraded to Windows 10 and some of my MPG files do not play correctly. I get audio, but no video. The weird thing is that some files will play with the same extension. The ones that don’t play video show an icon that reads MPEG. Downloaded codec pack as suggested but nothing changes. is there a solution to solve this? Any thoughts? Thanks”
If you are having the same issue, we would recommend converting MPG files to a format that is suitable for playing in Windows 10 Media Player prior, such as WMV. Check a simple guide on how to convert MPG files to WMV for playing on Windows 10 Media Player flawlessly.
How to encode MPG files for playing on Windows 10 Media Player?
Software requirement
HD Video Converter
You may try these steps and check if that helps.
Step 1: Run HD Video Converter as a professional MPG to WMV Converter for Win10. Once the main interface comes up, click ‘Add File’ to import your camera media.
Step 2: Select WMV as output format for Windows 10 Media Player
From ‘Profile’ list, choose ‘General Video’ > ‘WMV – Windows Media Video (*.wmv)’ as target format or choose ‘HD Video’ > ‘HD WMV Video (*.wmv)’ as output format.
Important: If you’ve loaded a number of video clips to do batch conversion, please do remember ticking off ‘Apply to All’ option before you start.
Step 3: Start MPG/MPEG video files to WMV conversion
When ready, click ‘Convert’ button to start transcoding MPG/MPEG video files to WMV for Window 10 Media Player.
As soon as the conversion is complete, click ‘Open Folder’ button to get the generated WMV files for playing with Windows 10 Media Player with optimum performance.
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