Note: In most of the cases the default web browser is Internet Explorer.

Right after you left click on the “Web Help” your Windows operating system will open the default web browser you are using.

You will then have to left click or tap on the “Web Help” button situated in the lower right side of the message.

Windows will prompt you with a message telling you that you don’t have the necessary codecs to run this file format.

Double click on an AVI file you want to view in Windows Media Player.

Steps to add AVI codec to Windows Media Player

Unable to download an appropriate decompressor Error=80040200.

Video not available, cannot find ‘VIDS:xxxx’ decompressor.

One or more codecs required to open this content could not be found.

Please verify that the path and filename are correct and try again. You may need to reboot to complete installation of a downloaded component.

Windows Media Player cannot open filename.

The source filter for this file could not be loaded.

No combination of filters could be found to render the stream.

Cannot play back the video stream: no suitable decompressor could be found.

When the Windows Media Player fails to play AVI, you may get one of the following error messages: By applying some tweaks in Windows Media Player we will get this done and get your AVI formats playing in the application. Also, the AVI file format is created with the help of the video encoding process DivX.

Unfortunately, Microsoft has not provided support yet in the Windows Media Player application for the AVI codec you get when you install the operating system. Follow the instructions below, and you’ll learn how to run the AVI codec on your Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 operating system, as well as any other codecs your Windows Media Player might not support. In this guide, we’ll show you how to play AVI on Windows Media Player. If you are looking to add an AVI codec to your Windows Media Player in Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, then this is the place to be. Home › How to › How to Add AVI Codec to Windows Media Player in Windows 10

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