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For which codecs/containers does Windows Media Player now have inbuilt support with Windows 8?
Do I still need to download and install something like K-Lite with Windows 8, or have they bundled codecs in to play the myriad of media types on the web? (.mkv, xvid, h264, etc.)
Kirk Ouimet
Posted 2012-11-02T09:07:30.390
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The best overview to this question is http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/06/08/building-a-rich-and-extensible-media-platform.aspx:
"Formats popular among the enthusiast community or with specific developers such as FLAC, MKV, and OGG, can have their own CODECs packaged as part of a Metro style app, since the Windows 8 media platform is highly extensible."
So, to play "everything" you still have to install individual codecs or packs.
akira
Posted 2012-11-02T09:07:30.390
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1.mkv is not a codec, it's a container. – akira – 2012-11-02T09:10:02.087