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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  2. Anonymous
    2011-05-24T20:29:32+00:00

    This worked, flawlessly, for me.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-06-03T06:29:29+00:00

    Can Someone please tell, Why is WMP12 the only choice of player. There are many free format options available too. and are certainly more effective and efficient than these cracks and created backdoors, simply because these applications are developed to be distriuted free and play all these files.

    Please correct me if I am missing something.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-06-03T07:45:28+00:00

    You're missing the fact that Microsoft doesn't make other players as part of Windows. Apple doesn't ship multiple media players with iOS ( and iTunes plays even less formats than WMP). Nokia doesn't ship multiple players as part of Symbian, etc.

    You have complete freedom to install one of these other players, just as you would any other program.

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