Windows Media Player Supported File Types

You can play the following types of digital media files with Windows Media Player. You can also select Windows Media Player as the default player for any of the listed file types.

Files Type (Format) File Name Extension
CD audio .cda
Media Playlist .asx, .wax, .m3u, .wpl, .wvx, .wmx, and .search-ms
Microsoft Recorded TV Show .dvr-ms
MIDI file (midi) .mid, .midi, and .rmi
Movie file (MPEG) .mpeg, .mpg, .m1v, .m2v, .mod, .mp2, .mpa, .mpe, .ifo, and .vob
Windows audio file (wav) .wav, .snd, .au, .aif, .aifc, .aiff, .wma, and .mp3
Windows Media file (asf) .asf, .wm, .wma, .wmv, and .wmd
Windows picture file (jpg) .jpg and .jpeg
Windows video file (avi) .avi and .wmv