Title: PowerPoint Cannot Play Media; PowerPoint Codec Unavailable
Headings: PowerPoint Cannot Play Media; PowerPoint Codec Unavailable On Windows 10
PowerPoint Cannot Play Media; PowerPoint Codec Unavailable On Windows 10
What To Do If PowerPoint Cannot Play Media?
Solution 1: Check Compatibility Using File Tab
Solution 2: Install Recommended Codecs
Solution 3: Convert The Media Files
Solution 4: Clear Temporary Files
Wrapping Up
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Content: PowerPoint 2010 supports and highly recommends .wav (audio) and .wmv (video). Meanwhile PowerPoint 2016 and above saw the inclusion of .m4a files encoded with AAC audio, and .mp4 files encoded with the H.264 video. If the media file that you are using is not in the formats presented above, you will need to convert the media files. You can use a host of online converters present over the internet, or use a dedicated app like WonderFox Video Converter ( Read our review here) if you often convert videos
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The temp folder holds the temporary cache files, which are necessary for optimizing the loading speeds of the applications on your computer. If none of the solutions above helped you, try clearing the temp folder to refresh your device. Follow these steps for the same: Open a Run dialog by pressing Windows + R
Type %temp% in the input field and press Enter. This will open the C:\Users\<username>~1\AppData\Local\Temp folder.