Windows Media Player keeps opening by itself. Every time I close it, it opens back up again.

Anonymous
2009-10-17T19:02:14+00:00

Also, while it is open, it keeps dominating the pc control by making it the active application every few seconds.  If I go to another window it soon reverts back to WMP as the active application.

This is a new computer.  It didn't happen at first, but started happening a few days after installing iTunes.  I realized I was still running Vista SP1 so I downloaded and installed SP2.  It ran for a while ok then after a few hours of running the WMP began opening again.

sometime it starts at startup, and sometime it starts after the computer is up and running.  The last time it began happening I was in the middle of another windows software update and was not actively working on the computer.  Just letting the update run.

It won't let me disable it with the task manager either.  As soon as I stop the application it opens right back up again.

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Anonymous
2009-10-19T16:02:48+00:00

Hello MikeNevers,

Thank you for your post.

Click 'Start' >Type Services in the search box

Click 'Services' with the gear icon

On the left, find the service for (Windows Media Player)

Double-click the service, and change the startup type from Automatic to Manual.

Please let us know if this did or didn't help to resolve your problem.

Cheers

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Anonymous
2011-03-14T14:50:00+00:00

I searched my documents and settings map for viruses with the lastest AVG free version and it came up with a trojan horse infection and moved it to the vault. This solved the popping up of WMP :D! 

Furthermore the trojan was named "Trojan horse Agent2.BMMK"

Cheers and I hope this was helpfull to some ^^

EDIT: I also have the Lycosa keyboard but have never had a problem with the WMP pop-ups until today. Might have been the keyboard but then again everything went fine after the removal of the trojan.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-05-27T16:56:39+00:00

    Same problem here, at first i thought it was a the MS wireless keyboard causing the problem so i am now using corded kb. Still the same problem. It seems to be worse in the morning after startup.

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-06-02T14:37:52+00:00

    Hello Leed17,

    Have you gone to Programs and Features and uninstalled and reinstalled Windows Media Player?

    Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Windows Media Player:

    Step 1.

    Uninstalling the Windows Media Player:

    1. Go to Start and in the search type "Turn Windows features On or Off".
    2. Click on "Turn Windows features On or Off".
    3. Browse to the Media Features and uncheck the mark in front of Windows Media Player.
    4. Restart the computer

    Step 2.

    Reinstalling the Windows Media Player:

    1. Go to Start and in the search type "Turn Windows features On or Off".
    2. Click on "Turn Windows features On or Off".
    3. Browse to the Media Features and place a check mark in front of Windows Media Player.
    4. Restart the Computer.

    If you are having trouble using Windows Media Player, try using the troubleshooter to see if that fixes the problem.

    Open the Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter by clicking theStart button, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, typetroubleshooter, and then click Troubleshooting. ClickView all, and then click Windows Media Player Settings.

    If the size of the .wmv files are too large, it may cause Windows Media Player to stop working. 

    I would try and remove the videos from the Windows Media Player library and test to see if the size of the files could be causing a problem.

    Please reply back with an update.

    Thanks,

    Marilyn

    Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-06-06T11:06:18+00:00

    Thank you Marilyn.

    I seem to have posted in the incorrect forum, I am using windows 7. I have however narrowed the problem down to the MS wireless desktop 5000 keyboard. Will post in Windows 7 forum.

    Rgds

    Leam

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