Title: Fixed: Codec Unavailable-PowerPoint Doesn't Play Video/Audio
Headings: Fixed: Codec Unavailable-PowerPoint (2016/2013)Doesn't Play Video/Audio
Fixed: Codec Unavailable-PowerPoint (2016/2013)Doesn't Play Video/Audio
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Change Presentation File Extension
Optimize Media Compatibility
Convert Video/Audio to PowerPoint Compatible Formats
Clear the TEMP folder
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Daryl Stickney • 1 year ago

Content: For audio files, PowerPoint 2010 mainly uses WAV files; and in PowerPoint 2016, the version also adds M4A files encoded with AAC audio (This parameter need your attention when converting.) For video files, WMV files for PowerPoint 2010 are preferred, while in the 2016 version, MP4 files encoded with H.264 video and AAC audio are also supported. Microsoft also notes that Flash videos might not work in the newer versions of PowerPoint (2013 and 2016). If you do not find a suitable tool to convert video or audio to PowerPoint compatible formats, I recommend you FonePaw Video Converter Ultimate, which can easily convert video and audio to any format that you need. Clear the TEMP folder
The last method is to empty the temporary files of PowerPoint for tons of them might affect the working of PowerPoint. Here's how to clean the TEMP folder in Windows 10: Press the combined keys: [ Win]+ [R]. In the prompted window on the left bottom of the desktop, type in the following path: %