Media Foundation Codecs For Windows 10 and 11

These codecs are for example used by the following applications:

• Windows Media Player (new modern Windows 11 version)
• Windows Media Player (legacy) (can also use DirectShow codecs)
• Movies&TV / Films&TV
• Windows Photo Viewer
• Windows Explorer (for thumbnails)
• Adobe Premiere
• Vegas Pro
• DeoVR
• Davinci Resolve

Below you can find links to download several Media Foundation codecs. For example HEVC Video Extension.

These codecs can fix and solve errors like these:
Error 0xc00d5212 - This item was encoded with a format that's not supported
Error 0xc00d1199 - Unsupported file format or codec not installed
Error 0xc00d0bb8 - Codec not installed
Error 0xc00d36c4 - File format not supported or file extension doesn't match the actual format
Error 0xc00d11b1 - Generic audio or video playback error. Often caused by outdated drivers or codec issues.
Error 0xc00d0bbe - File is corrupt or not valid. Often happens with partially downloaded or damaged media files.
Error 0xc00d2ee0 - Playback failed due to a missing or corrupted codec
Error 0xc00d2ef9 - WMP encountered an unexpected error while processing the file. General processing failure.
Error 0xc00d0fcf - WMP can't play the file because the required codec is not installed.

Microsoft Store

Microsoft has made several Media Foundation codecs. You can download them for free from the Microsoft Store. There is also an alternative method to directly download their installers. This method is explained further down this page.

The only codec that is not always free in the store is the HEVC Video Extension. That one is $1 in the Microsoft store. However, there is also a free version of this codec available. The free version only works if you have a modern graphics card (GPU) that has hardware decoding ability for HEVC. You need to use the alternative method below to download it (or use the ZIP download link).

Microsoft Store links:

HEVC Video Extension [$1]

VP9 Video Extension

AV1 Video Extension

MPEG-2 Video Extension

Web Media Extensions (ogg/vorbis/theora)

HEIF Image Extension (heif/heic) (requires HEVC Video Extension)

WebP Image Extension

JPEG XL Image Extension

Raw Image Extension

Download

Someone made a ZIP package containing all installers that can be downloaded with the method below.

Download

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Alternative method

You can directly download installers for things that are available in the Microsoft Store using Adguard Store.

The downloaded file with be an .appxbundle file. It is an official file from Microsoft and is digitally signed.

These .appxbundle files are installers, so simply double-click on them to install.

Here is a list of the ProductIDs for all available Media Foundation codecs:

From the generated links by Adguard, you only need to download the .appxbundle file.

These installers also require that the Windows Store is installed. If you use a customized Windows installation that does not include it, then you need to install that first.

Uninstallation

You can uninstall these codecs via Windows Settings. Same way as you uninstall other items downloaded from the Microsoft store.

Updates

The codecs will be updated automatically by the Windows Store.

Silent install

You can do a silent unattended installation using this PowerShell command:

Add-AppxPackage -Path "c:\path\to\installerfile.AppxBundle"

Media Feature Pack

If you have a European N or Korean KN edition of Windows then you should also first install the Media Feature Pack from Microsoft to gain additional multimedia functionality.

You can recognize these special versions of Windows by the fact that they do no include Windows Media Player by default.

You can acquire this media package through Windows settings:
Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & Features > Optional Features > Add a feature > Media Feature Pack

Alternative player

Are you still unable to play certain files after installing the codecs above? Then you should try the MPC-HC player that is included in the K-Lite Codec Pack. That can play pretty much everything!

The players from Windows have limited capabilities and do not support exotic formats.