How to Play .mkv Videos in Windows Media Player

.mkv (Matroska Multimedia Container) is one the most popular media extension that can be contain Videos, Audios and Subtitles. There is another extension .mka which is for aduio and .mks is for subtitles while .mkv can include HD videos, audio and subtitles in single file. Normally, You can not play .mkv video files using Windows media player, you get an error “Windows can’t open this file” because by default, there are no codecs in Windows Media Player to play .mkv videos. Here is a solution to Play .mkv videos in Windows Media Player.

If you want to play .mkv media files you need to install codecs for Mastroska media files. Below i have listed 3 different codecs to open or play .mkv, .mka or .mks videos and audios in Windows Media Player. Just download any of them and install on your computer to play Mastroska media files using Windows Media Player.

Free Codecs to Play .mkv HD videos in Windows Media Player 

• CCCP codec pack Supports almost all formats including .mkv videos
• Haali Media Splitter Best to open .mkv, .mka or .mks in windows media player
• DivX 7 for Windows Best Codecs to Play High Quality .mkv in Windows Media Player

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