您在等待数小时后播放已下载的电影感到非常兴奋，但是一旦您点击播放按钮，电影就不会播放，只显示黑屏或没有音频？或者在最坏的情况下，您将面临一条错误消息“播放此文件需要编解码器^{(A codec is required to play this file)}”。嗯，这个问题背后的主要原因是您的系统上缺少音频或视频编解码器。但是这些编解码器是什么？你怎么能在你的系统上安装一个？不用担心，在本指南中，我们将回答所有问题，请继续。

什么是编解码器？^{(What are Codecs?)}

编解码器意味着编码器 - 解码器是一段代码或硬件设备，用于压缩数据以便可以传输并解压缩接收到的数据。当您的系统上没有打开音频或视频文件并且您只能看到黑屏或不同步的音频或模糊的图片时，这背后的主要原因可能是缺少编解码器。

有许多软件会显示系统上安装的编解码器。也可以在没有任何外部软件帮助的情况下查看已安装的编解码器。因此，让我们看看在Windows 10中检查和安装缺少的编解码器的不同方法。

在 Windows 10 中识别并安装缺少的音频和视频编解码器^{(Identify and Install Missing Audio & Video Codecs in Windows 10)}

确保 创建一个还原点^{(create a restore point)} 以防万一出现问题。

方法一：使用 Windows Media Player 查找 Codec 信息^{(Method 1: Find Codec information using Windows Media Player)}

您可以使用Windows媒体播放器检查已安装的编解码器，而无需使用任何第三方应用程序。要使用Windows媒体播放器检查系统中安装的编解码器，请执行以下步骤。

1.单击开始^(Start)菜单或按Windows 键。^{(Windows key.)}

2.键入Windows Media player并按回车键打开它。

3.按 Alt+H 将打开Windows Media Player 帮助部分^{(Help section)}，然后单击“关于 Windows Media Player^{(About Windows Media Player)} ”。

4.单击窗口底部的技术支持信息^{(Technical Support Information)}。

5. 将打开一个弹出窗口，询问在哪里打开文件，选择您的 Web 浏览器。^{(select your Web Browser.)}

现在，您将能够看到系统上存在的所有编解码器，^{(see all the codecs which are present on your system)}包括音频和视频。^{(audio & video.)}

方法 2： 使用^{(Method 2: )}已安装的编解码器^{(Installed Codec)}识别编解码器^{(Identify Codecs using )}

Installed Codec是一个非常有用的小数据包软件，它显示了当前安装在系统中的所有编解码器。Installed Codec是^{(Installed Codec)}Nirsoft^{(from Nirsoft)}的第三方应用程序。

1.下载文件后，将其解压缩并双击 InstalledCodec.exe^{(double-click on the InstalledCodec.exe)}文件，您可以在解压缩的文件中看到该文件。

2.应用程序打开后，您可以看到编解码器的显示名称、当前状态是否禁用、文件版本等详细信息。^{(details like Display Name of Codecs, the current status whether it is disabled or not, file version etc.)}

3.如果您想查看任何特定编解码器^(Codec)的属性，只需右键单击它并选择属性。^{(select Properties.)}

4.现在，如果要禁用或启用任何编解码器^(Codec)，请右键单击该项目并从右键单击上下文菜单中选择禁用或启用。^{(select disable or enable)}

^(Find)在Windows 10上^{(Windows 10)}查找并安装缺少的编解码器^{(Install Missing Codecs)}

到目前为止，我们只讨论了如何找到安装在您系统上的编解码器。现在我们将了解如何找出您的系统中缺少哪个编解码器以及播放特定文件类型需要哪个编解码器。最后，如何在您的系统上安装缺少的编解码器。要找出缺少哪个编解码器以及播放文件需要哪个编解码器，您需要安装一个名为VideoInspector^{(VideoInspector.)}的第三方应用程序。该软件将向您显示有关编解码器的所有信息，因此无需浪费任何时间从此处下载^{( download it from here)}。

要继续执行以下步骤。

1.打开刚刚下载的videoinspector_lite.exe文件，按照屏幕提示继续安装。

2.点击下一步安装软件。^{(Install the software.)}

3.^{(VideoInspector)}通过单击现在必须出现在桌面上的图标打开 VideoInspector，或使用“开始”^(Start)菜单搜索它。

4.要查看系统上安装的编解码器，只需单击窗口左侧的^{( left-hand side of the window.)}编解码器^(Codecs)。

5.在这里您将能够分别看到^{(see the)} 音频和视频编解码器。^{(audio and video codecs separately.)}

6.要查看播放特定文件类型所需的编解码器，您需要浏览文件信息并选择要为其查找缺少的编解码器的文件。

7.一旦您选择了特定文件并单击打开^{( Open)}，将打开一个弹出窗口。单击“是”^(Yes)继续下一步。

8.上传文件后，您可以看到播放特定文件所需的相应音频和视频编解码器。您可以使用相应编解码器旁边的“下载”按钮^{(Download button)}轻松下载这些编解码器。

9.单击“下载”按钮^{(Download button)}，您将被重定向到可以下载^{( redirected to the link where you can download the missing codec)}播放特定文件所需的缺失编解码器的链接。

10.您的默认搜索引擎将向您显示下载缺少的编解码器的链接。您只需选择适当的链接。

11.一旦你下载了编解码器，你还需要安装它。一旦一切完成，您就可以轻松播放之前面临黑屏或音频问题的文件。

常见视频和音频编解码器程序的编解码器包^{(Codec Packs for the common Video and Audio Codec Programs)}

大多数用户会发现为不同的文件类型一次又一次地安装编解码器很烦人。因此，为了避免这种情况，您可以下载并安装某些编解码器^(Codecs)包，这些包具有不同文件类型所需的各种音频和视频编解码器。如果我们安装此类包，则大多数文件都可以正常播放，但在某些情况下，您可能需要为特定文件安装编解码器。以下^(Below)是一些编解码器^(Codec)包，您的系统将使用这些编解码器来拥有音频和视频文件通常需要的编解码器：

• 高级编解码器^{(Advanced Codecs)(Advanced Codecs)}
• 组合社区编解码器包 (CCCP)^{(Combined Community Codec Pack (CCCP))(Combined Community Codec Pack (CCCP))}
• K- Lite 编解码器包^{(Lite Codec Pack)(K-Lite Codec Pack)}
• X 编解码器包^{(X Codec Pack)(X Codec Pack)}

这就是缺少的编解码器以及如何查找该特定文件的哪个编解码器丢失、如何安装该编解码器以及系统上已经存在的所有编解码器的全部内容。

受到推崇的：^{(Recommended:)}

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因此，通过上述方法，您可以轻松识别并安装 Windows 10 中缺少的音频和视频编解码器^{( Identify and Install Missing Audio & Video Codecs in Windows 10)}。如果问题仍然存在，请在评论框中告诉我，我会尽力解决您的问题。

Identify and Install Missing Audio & Video Codecs in Windows

You get all excіted to play a movie which you have downloaded after waiting for hours but as soon as you the hіt the play button the mоvie doesn’t play and only a black screen is showing or there is no audio? Or in the worst case, уou will face an error message “A codec is required to play this file“. Well, the main cause behind this issue is that the audio or video codec is missing on your system. But what are these codecs? And how can you Install one on your system? Don’t worry in this guide we will answer everything, just follow along.

What are Codecs?

A codec which means coder-decoder is a piece of code or a hardware device that is used for compressing the data so that it can be transmitted and it also decompresses the received data. When an audio or video file is not opening on your system and all you can see is a black screen or out of sync audio or blurred pictures, the major reason behind this can be the missing codec.

There are a number of software that will show the installed codec on your system. Also one can view the installed codecs without the help of any external software. So let us see the different ways to check and install missing codecs in Windows 10.

Identify and Install Missing Audio & Video Codecs in Windows 10

Make sure to create a restore point just in case something goes wrong.

Method 1: Find Codec information using Windows Media Player

You can check the installed codecs using the Windows media player without the use of any third-party application. To check the codecs installed in your system using Windows media player follow these steps.

1.Click on the Start Menu or press the Windows key.

2.Type Windows Media player and hit enter to open it.

3.Press Alt+H which will open Windows Media Player Help section and then click on “About Windows Media Player“.

4.Click on Technical Support Information present in the bottom of the window.

5.A pop up will open up asking about where to open the file, select your Web Browser.

Now, you will be able to see all the codecs which are present on your system including the audio & video.

Method 2: Identify Codecs using Installed Codec

Installed Codec is a very useful small packet software that displays all the codecs that are presently installed in your system. The Installed Codec is a third party application from Nirsoft.

1.Once you download the file, extract it and double-click on the InstalledCodec.exe file which you can see in the extracted files.

2.After the application opens, you can see the details like Display Name of Codecs, the current status whether it is disabled or not, file version etc.

3.If you want to see the property of any particular Codec then just right-click on it and select Properties.

4.Now if you want to disable or enable any Codec then right-click on the item and select disable or enable from the right-click context menu.

Find & Install Missing Codecs on Windows 10

Till now we have only discussed how to find the codecs installed on your system. Now we will see how to find out which codec is missing from your system and which codec is required for playing a particular file type. And lastly, how to install the missing codec on your system. To find out which codec is missing and which codec is required to play the file you will need to install a third-party application called VideoInspector. This software will show you all the information about the codecs, so without wasting any time download it from here.

To proceed further follow these steps.

1.Open the videoinspector_lite.exe file which you just downloaded and continue with the installation by following the on-screen instructions.

2.Click Next to Install the software.

3.Open VideoInspector by clicking on the icon which now must be present on the desktop or search it using the Start menu.

4.To view the codecs installed on the system just click on Codecs from the left-hand side of the window.

5.Here you will be able to see the audio and video codecs separately.

6.To view the codec which is required for playing a particular file type, you need to browse through the file info and select the file for which you want to find the missing codecs for.

7.Once you have selected the particular file and click Open, a pop-up window will open. Click Yes to proceed further.

8.Once the file is uploaded you can see the respective audio & video codecs which are required for playing the particular file. You can easily download these codecs using the Download button present next to the respective codecs.

9.Click on the Download button and you will be redirected to the link where you can download the missing codec which is required to play the particular file.

10.Your default search engine will show you the links to download the missing codec. You need to just select the appropriate link.

11.Once you download the codec you also need to install it. And once everything is done, you can easily play the file which earlier was facing the black screen or audio issues.

Codec Packs for the common Video and Audio Codec Programs

Most of the users will find it tiresome to keep installing codecs again & again for different file types. So in order to avoid this situation, you can download & install certain Codecs packs which have a wide range of audio & video codecs required by different file types. If we install such packs then most of the files will play without any issues, although in some cases you may need to install the codec for a particular file. Below are some of the Codec packs using which your system will have codecs that are commonly required by audio & videos files:

• Advanced Codecs
• Combined Community Codec Pack (CCCP)
• K-Lite Codec Pack
• X Codec Pack

That’s all about the missing codecs and how to find which codec for that particular file is missing, how to install that codec and what all codecs are already present on the system.

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So by following the above methods, you can easily Identify and Install Missing Audio & Video Codecs in Windows 10. If the problem still persists let me know in the comment box and I will try to come out with a solution to your problem.

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