How to play FLAC file with Windows Media Player 12

Anonymous
2009-12-30T20:15:31+00:00

Is there any way to play Flac files with Windows Media Player 12?  A hefty percentage of my music library is FLAC. 

Thanks!

Lloyd

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Anonymous
2010-01-05T15:56:49+00:00

Hello L Goldfine,

Thank you for your inquiry.

The Flac extension is not a supported file type of Windows Media Player. You may however user your favorite search engine to search for a solution that may convert the file to a Windows Media Player supported file type.

For more information on Windows Media Player supported file types you may also view the following link: 

Information about the Multimedia file types that Windows Media Player supports

I hope this information is helpful.

Thank you,

Mary

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-07-12T04:54:24+00:00

    The question is asking about Windows Media Player. So you did not answer the question. Foobar is a nice customizable audio Media player. But the question is about WMP.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-07-16T16:25:53+00:00

    Thanks man!

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-07-16T17:02:17+00:00

    K-lite codec pack is one option to play FLAC with WMP and a better one overall would be to install shark007 codec pack

    To receive the full advantage of FLAC (or anything else) in sound quality, you really need a decent sound card and quality speakers, as the quality of any sound is only as good as it's weakest link. In Computers it's the lack of a sound card and [usually] the pathetic speaker quality inbuilt or attached.

    A quality PC speaker system needs a quality sound card or they are a waste of money. FLAC needs both.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-07-16T19:49:32+00:00

    You are right about the sound card and speakers for Lossless audio, but people who are less aware of what to do, should find the K-lite codecs pack more practical cause of it's simplicity. It will remove any unnecessary codecs that would cause conflict and is very user friendly to the novice as well as the advance. I am not familiar with shark007 codec pack. So I think a more practical answer again is K-Lite pack. I have an external sound card and it is connected to a surround sound receiver, connected to 2 way speakers and sub-woofer. But again the question is "How to play FLAC files" in Windows Media Player 12.

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