How to play any video file: Install K-Lite Codec Pack 1. Once you have downloaded the codec pack from the link provided, go ahead and right-click on it and in the menu left click on ‘Run as administrator’.

Usually, it goes to your ‘Downloads’ folder. Download the version you want and save it to a location you can get to it. If you aren’t sure which package you want, I’d suggest going with the Standard version. This can greatly impact the visual performance of your video playback. We also recommend that you check your screen’s resolution. So instead of having to transcode all your media files, having a codec pack allows you to play them in the original format that you received them in. It will also install codecs corresponding to each type of video file that works well and reliably. If you configure this pack correctly, it will have you covered for just about every video file out there. I’ve been using this codec pack for many years. How to play any video file: Install K-Lite Codec Pack.

Media codec pack