File types supported by Windows Media Center
Windows Media Center in Windows 7 can play many different music, video, and picture file types. You can even make Media Center the default player for specific types of files so that they'll open in Media Center when you double-click them. For more information, see Change the default music or video player.
To open a file in Media Center, you might need to first tell Media Center where you store your files. To learn how to do this, see Add media files to Windows Media Center.
Additional file formats might be supported if you install new codecs in Windows. For more information, see Codecs: frequently asked questions.
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The following table lists the music file types that are supported in Media Center.
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Music file types (format)
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File name extensions
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Windows Media Audio files
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.asx, .wm, .wma, and .wmx
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Windows audio files
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.wav
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MP3 audio files
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.mp3 and .m3u
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AAC files
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.aac
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The following table lists the video file types that are supported in Media Center.
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Video file types (format)
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File name extensions
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Windows Media files
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.wm, .wmv, and .asf
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AVCHD files (including Dolby Digital audio)
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.m2ts and .m2t
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Apple QuickTime files
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.mov and .qt
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AVI files
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.avi
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Windows Recorded TV Show files
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.wtv and .dvr-ms
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MPEG-4 movie files
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.mp4, .mov, and .m4v
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MPEG-2 movie files
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.mpeg, .mpg, .mpe, .m1v, .mp2, .mpv2, .mod, and .vob
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MPEG-1 movie files
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.m1v
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Motion JPEG files
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.avi and .mov
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The following table lists the picture file types that are supported in Media Center.
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Picture file types (format)
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File name extensions
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JPEG files
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.jpg and .jpeg
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JPEG XR files
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.hdp and .wdp
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TIFF files
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.tif and .tiff
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RAW files
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.raw
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GIF
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.gif
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Bitmap files
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.bmp
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PNG files
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.png
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