Reset Windows Media Player

How to reset Windows Media Player

Step 1:

• Close Windows Media Player.
• Launch Control Panel, select "Administrative Tools" and then click "Services". Find the Windows Media Player Network Sharing service, open it and click on Stop to stop the service.
• Open the following folder "c:\users\username\appdata\local\Microsoft\Media Player\".
• Move all the files from this folder to a new folder on your desktop.
• Restart Media Player and check if it works fine or not.

Step 2:

• Launch cmd as an administrator and run the follwoing command:
  net localgroup "Administrators" "NT Authority\Local Service" /add
• Restart the computer after running the command and check Media Player.

Step 3:

Uninstall Media Player

• Click on the start button and search for "Windows Features"
• Select "Turn Windows Features on or off".
• Navigate to the Media Features and uncheck "Windows Media Player".
• Click ok and restart the computer once the process is done.

Reinstall Windows Media Player

• Launch Windows Features panel.
• Navigate to the Media Features and check "Windows Media Player".
• Click ok and restart the computer.

Check if it is working fine or not.