How To Play Flv Files On Windows 7

Asked By Jordan Perkins 10 points N/A Posted on - 08/04/2019

I have downloaded a video from the internet. When I try to play it on my computer, the Windows Media Player gives an error and says it cannot play this kind of file and shuts down. I do not know what to do. How to play Flv files on Windows 7?

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Answered By Lucas I Feeney 0 points N/A #323361

How To Play Flv Files On Windows 7

FLV is a type of video file format that is only used for streaming videos on the internet by websites like YouTube.  Both Windows and Mac OS cannot play FLV files by default. The best way to go about playing these files on your computer is to use a third-party media player.

As you mentioned in your question, your media player is the Windows Media Player. Although the media player is popular, people prefer third party media players over it because the features it offers are either outdated or just useless. It cannot play FLV files either. One of the most popular third-party media players is the VLC media player. Used by the majority of Windows users around the globe, it is considered to be the best and most versatile media player out there.

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