Summary
This update provides support for media features in Windows 10 N. These include media-related technologies (Windows Media Player) and certain preinstalled media apps, such as Groove Music, Movies & TV, Voice Recorder, and Skype. You must install additional software from Microsoft to have this communication functionality and to play or to create audio CDs, media files, and video DVDs, to stream music, or to take and store pictures.
How to get this update
Microsoft Optional Features
The Media Feature Pack for N versions of Windows 10 is available for download as an Optional Feature. To install the Media Feature Pack, navigate to Settings > Apps > Apps and Features > Optional Features > Add a Feature and find the Media Feature Pack in the list of available Optional Features. Note, you will not be prompted to restart your computer, but you must restart in order to successfully complete installation of the Media Feature Pack.
Additional steps
After you have installed the Media Feature Pack, there are additional apps that can be installed from the Store to regain additional Windows 10 functionality. Such apps include (but are not limited to):
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Media codecs for playback of media in apps and in the browser:
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VP9 Video Extensions
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Web Media Extensions
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HEIF Image Extensions
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Skype
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Movies & TV
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Groove Music
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Xbox Game Bar
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Windows Voice Recorder
Update information
Prerequisites
To install this update, you must have Windows 10 N installed.
Registry information
To apply this update, you don’t have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this update.
Update replacement information
This update doesn’t replace a previously released update.
More information
Excluded features
Windows 10 N includes the same functionality as other Windows 10 editions, except for Windows Media Player and related technologies. Customers can restore the functionality of these technologies by installing the Media Feature Pack for N versions of Windows 10. These technologies include, but are not limited to, the following features:
Windows Media Player user experience: Enables Windows Media Player features, such as the ability to play media files and audio CDs, manage media in a library, create a playlist, provide metadata (including album art) for media, create an audio CD, transfer music to a portable music player, and play streaming content from a website.
Windows Media Player ActiveX control: Exposes methods and properties to manipulate multimedia playback from a webpage or an application.
Windows Media Format: Provides support for the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) file container, the Windows Media audio and video codecs, basic network streaming capability, and digital rights management (DRM).
Windows Media DRM: Enables the secure delivery of protected content for playback on a computer, portable device, or network device.
Media sharing and Play To: Enables music, pictures, and videos on a networked computer to be shared with other computers and devices on the same network. Also enables computers to find those kinds of files on the network.
Media Foundation: Provides support for content protection, audio and video quality, and interoperability for DRM.
Windows Portable Devices (WPD) infrastructure: Communicates with attached media and storage devices that include devices that support the Media Transfer Protocol.
MPEG, WMA, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, AMR, and Dolby Digital audio codecs: Enable the playback of digital audio content, such as MP3, WMA, MPEG-2 audio, AAC audio, FLAC and ALAC audio, and AC-3 audio.
VC-1, MPEG-4, and H.264, H.265, and H.263 codecs: Collectively known as »Standards-based codec components.» Enable Windows 10 program such as Windows Media Player to support activities that include the playback and recording of multimedia files that are encoded with standards-based codecs.
Groove Music: A preinstalled app that’s used to play digital music.
Video: A preinstalled app that’s used to play digital video.
Voice Recorder: A preinstalled app that’s used to record sounds.
Skype: A preinstalled app that’s used for messaging and communications.
Effects on other features
Some features aren’t excluded directly from Windows 10 N edition, but they are affected by the media technology exclusions and will not work even with the installation of the Media Feature Pack. These features include the following:
Alarms and clock: Alarm and timer sounds don’t play.
Application Sync: This feature doesn’t work.
Cortana Personal Assistant: Cortana with Voice (speech interaction with Cortana) doesn’t work.
New Microsoft Edge Browser: Certain video streaming websites may have incomplete functionality when accessed via the New Microsoft Edge Browser.
Group Policy for removable disks: This feature is not available in the N edition of Windows 10 Pro.
HomeGroup: Integrated media sharing through streaming features doesn’t work.
OneDrive and Photos: These applications cannot play videos.
PDF Viewing in Edge: This feature doesn’t work.
Sound Recorder: Recordings are limited to WAV format.
Webcam: This feature doesn’t work.
Windows 10 camera devices: Cameras that use the picture transfer protocol (PTP) don’t work.
Windows Hello: This feature doesn’t work.
Windows Mixed Reality: Windows 10 N is not compatible with Windows Mixed Reality.
Windows Portable Devices: There is no support for media synchronization, image acquisition, or file browsing.
Windows Store Media Content: Audio and video content that was obtained through the Store cannot be played. Also, the preview of audio or video content in the Store doesn’t work.
Wireless Display: This feature doesn’t work.
Xbox: Some functionality that’s associated with this application, such as Game DVR, doesn’t work.
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Discus and support Media Feature Pack Windows 10 Version 21H1 in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Greetings,Based on Microsoft instruction: «For Windows 10 version 1903 and later, you can add the Media Feature Pack by going to Start > Settings >…
Discussion in ‘Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade’ started by Dr. Midoh Bah, Sep 18, 2021.
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Media Feature Pack Windows 10 Version 21H1
Greetings,Based on Microsoft instruction: «For Windows 10 version 1903 and later, you can add the Media Feature Pack by going to Start > Settings > Apps > Apps and features > Optional features > Add a feature, and then locate Media Feature Pack in the list of available optional features.» Unfortunately,Media Featjure Pack was not included in the list of available opton feature as per the attach file.Where can I find Media Feature Pack for Version 21H1? How can I download this feature?Thanks for your help as always.<Moved from Community Participation Center>
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Windows 10 Home — Media Feature Pack
Hi Adam,
There is a big possibility that the version of the Media Feature Pack
that you’re downloading is not compatible with the current version of your Windows. Let’s try to check first your Windows version. See the steps below on how to do so:- Press Windows key, then type in winver.
- A pop-up box will show up containing your Windows version.
- Send us a screenshot.
In the meantime, here are the Media Feature Pack for different Windows version:
- Media Feature Pack for N edition of Windows 10 Version 1703 (April 2017).
- Media Feature Pack for N editions of Windows 10 Version 1607.
Let us know which of the given links works.
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Installing Windows Media Feature Pack…
OS: Windows 10 Pro N, 64-bit, version 20H2 (OS Build 19042.685)
The Windows Media Feature Pack includes Windows Media Player (WMP) as an optional app, since Windows 10 version 2004 I believe. As such, installing the semi-annual updates removes the previous version of WMP and the updated version is not installed by default.
Installing WMP seems simple enough, via «SettingsApps and FeaturesOptional featuresAdd a feature», except when it is not. After trying to add Media Feature Pack feature, it display a blank list:
The image above should have a list of available apps in alphabetical order, but it’s blank. Searching for the apps in the empty list obviously results in nothing found.
The system in question has local accounts only, no MS account, has internet access and receives MS and other software updates without any issues.
Does anyone have an idea as to why the optional feature list is empty? I am lost for the reason…
TIA…
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Media Feature Pack Windows 10 Version 21H1
Windows 10 Media Feature Pack for N version?
Hi Andreas,
Thank you for responding in Microsoft Community.
As you are facing issues with installation of Media Feature Pack, do let us know the following:
- What is the make and model of your computer?
- Which architecture of Windows have you installed on your computer?
I suggest you to download the respective architecture of the downloading file from the below link, try to install it and check if the issue is resolved.
Media Feature Pack for N and KN versions of Windows 10
Also, refer to the below Microsoft article and check if it helps.
Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N and Windows 10 KN editions (November 2015)
Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue and required information, we will be happy to help you further.
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В этой инструкции подробно о том, как скачать и установить Media Feature Pack для Windows 10, 8.1 и Windows 7 x64 и x86, а также о том, что делать, если Media Feature Pack не устанавливается.
Для чего это нужно? — Некоторые игры (например, GTA 5) или программы (iCloud и другие) при установке или запуске могут сообщить о необходимости установить Media Feature Pack и без наличия этих компонентов в Windows не будут работать.
Как скачать установщик Media Feature Pack и почему он не устанавливается
Большинство пользователей, столкнувшись с ошибками и необходимостью установки мультимедийных компонентов Media Feature Pack быстро находят необходимые установщики на стороннем сайте или на официальном сайте Майкрософт. Скачать Media Feature Pack можно здесь (не загружайте, пока не прочитаете дальше):
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/mediafeaturepack — Media Feature Pack для Windows 10
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40744 — для Windows 8.1
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16546 — для Windows 7
Однако, в большинстве случаев Media Feature Pack не устанавливается на компьютер, а при установке вы получите сообщение о том, что «Обновление неприменимо к вашему компьютеру» или ошибку Автономного установщика обновлений «Установщик обнаружил ошибку 0x80096002» (возможны и другие коды ошибки, например 0x80004005).
Дело в том, что эти установщики предназначены только для редакций Windows N и KN (а у нас мало у кого есть такая система). На обычных же Домашней, Профессиональной или Корпоративной версии Windows 10, 8.1 и Windows 7 Media Feature Pack встроен, просто отключен. И его можно включить без загрузки каких-либо дополнительных файлов.
Как включить Media Feature Pack в Windows 10, 8.1 и Windows 7
Если какая-то программа или игра требует установить Media Feature Pack в обычной редакции Windows, это почти всегда означает, что у вас отключены Мультимедиа компоненты и (или) Проигрыватель Windows Media.
Чтобы включить их, проделайте следующие простые шаги:
- Откройте панель управления (во всех версиях Windows это можно сделать через поиск, или нажав клавиши Win+R, введя control и нажав Enter).
- Откройте пункт «Программы и компоненты».
- Слева выберите пункт «Включение или отключение компонентов Windows».
- Включите «Компоненты для работы с мультимедиа» и «Проигрыватель Windows Media».
- Нажмите кнопку «Ок» и дождитесь завершения установки компонентов.
После этого Media Feature Pack будет установлен на вашем компьютере или ноутбуке и GTA 5, iCloud, другая игра или программа больше его не потребуют.
Содержание
- Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N (May 2022)
- Summary
- How to get this update
- Microsoft Optional Features
- Additional steps
- Update information
- Prerequisites
- Registry information
- Restart requirement
- Update replacement information
- More information
- Excluded features
- Effects on other features
- Media Feature Pack for Windows N
- Summary
- How to get the update
- Additional steps
- Update information
- Prerequisites
- Registry information
- Restart requirement
- Update replacement information
- More information about Windows 10/11 N
- Excluded features
- Effects on other features
- Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N (October 2020)
- Summary
- How to get this update
- Microsoft Optional Features
- Update information
- Prerequisites
- Registry information
- Restart requirement
- Update replacement information
- More information
- Excluded features
- Effects on other features
- Media feature pack for Windows 10 N and Windows 10 KN editions
- Introduction
- More Information
- Download information
- Excluded features
- Effect on other features
- Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N (October 2020)
- Summary
- How to get this update
- Microsoft Optional Features
- Update information
- Prerequisites
- Registry information
- Restart requirement
- Update replacement information
- More information
- Excluded features
- Effects on other features
Summary
This update provides support for media features in Windows 10 N. These include media-related technologies (Windows Media Player) and certain preinstalled media apps, such as Groove Music, Movies & TV, Voice Recorder, and Skype. You must install additional software from Microsoft to have this communication functionality and to play or to create audio CDs, media files, and video DVDs, to stream music, or to take and store pictures.
How to get this update
Microsoft Optional Features
The Media Feature Pack for N versions of Windows 10 is available for download as an Optional Feature. To install the Media Feature Pack, navigate to Settings > Apps > Apps and Features > Optional Features > Add a Feature and find the Media Feature Pack in the list of available Optional Features. Note, you will not be prompted to restart your computer, but you must restart in order to successfully complete installation of the Media Feature Pack.
Additional steps
After you have installed the Media Feature Pack, there are additional apps that can be installed from the Store to regain additional Windows 10 functionality. Such apps include (but are not limited to):
Media codecs for playback of media in apps and in the browser:
Update information
Prerequisites
To install this update, you must have Windows 10 N installed.
Registry information
To apply this update, you don’t have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this update.
Update replacement information
This update doesn’t replace a previously released update.
More information
Excluded features
Windows 10 N includes the same functionality as other Windows 10 editions, except for Windows Media Player and related technologies. Customers can restore the functionality of these technologies by installing the Media Feature Pack for N versions of Windows 10. These technologies include, but are not limited to, the following features:
Windows Media Player user experience: Enables Windows Media Player features, such as the ability to play media files and audio CDs, manage media in a library, create a playlist, provide metadata (including album art) for media, create an audio CD, transfer music to a portable music player, and play streaming content from a website.
Windows Media Player ActiveX control: Exposes methods and properties to manipulate multimedia playback from a webpage or an application.
Windows Media Format: Provides support for the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) file container, the Windows Media audio and video codecs, basic network streaming capability, and digital rights management (DRM).
Windows Media DRM: Enables the secure delivery of protected content for playback on a computer, portable device, or network device.
Media sharing and Play To: Enables music, pictures, and videos on a networked computer to be shared with other computers and devices on the same network. Also enables computers to find those kinds of files on the network.
Media Foundation: Provides support for content protection, audio and video quality, and interoperability for DRM.
Windows Portable Devices (WPD) infrastructure: Communicates with attached media and storage devices that include devices that support the Media Transfer Protocol.
MPEG, WMA, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, AMR, and Dolby Digital audio codecs: Enable the playback of digital audio content, such as MP3, WMA, MPEG-2 audio, AAC audio, FLAC and ALAC audio, and AC-3 audio.
VC-1, MPEG-4, and H.264, H.265, and H.263 codecs: Collectively known as «Standards-based codec components.» Enable Windows 10 program such as Windows Media Player to support activities that include the playback and recording of multimedia files that are encoded with standards-based codecs.
Groove Music: A preinstalled app that’s used to play digital music.
Video: A preinstalled app that’s used to play digital video.
Voice Recorder: A preinstalled app that’s used to record sounds.
Skype: A preinstalled app that’s used for messaging and communications.
Effects on other features
Some features aren’t excluded directly from Windows 10 N edition, but they are affected by the media technology exclusions and will not work even with the installation of the Media Feature Pack. These features include the following:
Alarms and clock: Alarm and timer sounds don’t play.
Application Sync: This feature doesn’t work.
Cortana Personal Assistant: Cortana with Voice (speech interaction with Cortana) doesn’t work.
New Microsoft Edge Browser: Certain video streaming websites may have incomplete functionality when accessed via the New Microsoft Edge Browser.
Group Policy for removable disks: This feature is not available in the N edition of Windows 10 Pro.
HomeGroup: Integrated media sharing through streaming features doesn’t work.
OneDrive and Photos: These applications cannot play videos.
PDF Viewing in Edge: This feature doesn’t work.
Sound Recorder: Recordings are limited to WAV format.
Webcam: This feature doesn’t work.
Windows 10 camera devices: Cameras that use the picture transfer protocol (PTP) don’t work.
Windows Hello: This feature doesn’t work.
Windows Mixed Reality: Windows 10 N is not compatible with Windows Mixed Reality.
Windows Portable Devices: There is no support for media synchronization, image acquisition, or file browsing.
Windows Store Media Content: Audio and video content that was obtained through the Store cannot be played. Also, the preview of audio or video content in the Store doesn’t work.
Wireless Display: This feature doesn’t work.
Xbox: Some functionality that’s associated with this application, such as Game DVR, doesn’t work.
Источник
Summary
This update provides support for media features in Windows 10/11 N. These include media-related technologies (Windows Media Player) and certain pre-installed media apps, such as Groove Music, Movies & TV, Voice Recorder, and Skype. You must install additional software from Microsoft to have this communication functionality and to play or to create audio CDs, media files, and video DVDs, to stream music, or to take and store pictures.
How to get the update
The Media Feature Pack for Windows 10/11 N is available for download as an Optional Feature. Here’s how to install the Media Feature Pack:
On Windows 10 N: Select the Start button, then select Settings > Apps > Apps and Features > Optional features > Add a feature. Find the Media Feature Pack in the list of available optional features.
On Windows 11 N: Select the Start button, then select Settings > Apps > Optional features. Select View features next to Add an optional feature, and then select the Media Feature Pack in the list of available optional features.
Note: You will not be prompted to restart your computer, but you must restart in order to successfully complete installation of the Media Feature Pack.
Additional steps
After you have installed the Media Feature Pack, there are additional apps that can be installed from the Microsoft Store to regain additional functionality. Such apps include (but are not limited to):
Media codecs for playback of media in apps and in the browser:
Update information
Prerequisites
To install this update, you must have Windows 10 N or Windows 11 N installed.
Registry information
To apply this update, you don’t have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this update.
Update replacement information
This update doesn’t replace a previously released update.
More information about Windows 10/11 N
Excluded features
Windows 10/11 N includes the same functionality as other Windows 10/11 editions, except for Windows Media Player and related technologies. Customers can restore the functionality of these technologies by installing the Media Feature Pack for N versions of Windows 10/11. These technologies include, but are not limited to, the following features:
Windows Media Player application: Enables Windows Media Player features, such as the ability to play media files and audio CDs, manage media in a library, create a playlist, provide metadata (including album art) for media, create an audio CD, transfer music to a portable music player, and play streaming content from a website.
Windows Media Player Runtime: Exposes methods and properties to manipulate multimedia playback from a webpage or an application.
Windows Media Format: Provides support for the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) file container, the Windows Media audio and video codecs, basic network streaming capability, and digital rights management (DRM).
Windows Media DRM: Enables the secure delivery of protected content for playback on a computer, portable device, or network device.
Media sharing and Play To: Enables music, pictures, and videos on a networked computer to be shared with other computers and devices on the same network. Also enables computers to find those kinds of files on the network.
Media Foundation: Provides support for content protection, audio and video quality, and interoperability for DRM.
Windows Portable Devices (WPD) infrastructure: Communicates with attached media and storage devices that include devices that support the Media Transfer Protocol.
MPEG, WMA, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, AMR, and Dolby Digital audio codecs: Enable the playback of digital audio content, such as MP3, WMA, MPEG-2 audio, AAC audio, FLAC and ALAC audio, and AC-3 audio.
VC-1, MPEG-4, and H.264, H.265, and H.263 codecs: Collectively known as «Standards-based codec components.» Enable Windows 10 programs such as Windows Media Player to support activities that include the playback and recording of multimedia files that are encoded with standards-based codecs.
Groove Music: An app that’s used to play digital music.
Movies & TV: An app that’s used to play digital video.
Windows Voice Recorder: An app that’s used to record sounds.
Skype: An app that’s used for messaging and communications.
Effects on other features
Some features aren’t excluded directly from Windows N edition, but they are affected by the media technology exclusions. The following features won’t work properly if the Media Feature Pack isn’t installed on a PC running Windows 10/11 N. Note that some of these may not work properly after installing the Media Feature Pack:
Alarms and clock: Alarm and timer sounds don’t play.
Application Sync: This feature doesn’t work.
Cortana Personal Assistant: Cortana with Voice (speech interaction with Cortana) doesn’t work.
Group Policy for removable disks: This feature is not available in the N edition of Windows 10 Pro.
Microsoft Edge browser: Certain video streaming websites may have incomplete functionality when accessed via the new Microsoft Edge browser.
Microsoft Teams: Some functionality such as audio or video calling will not work.
Narrator: Voice navigation using the Narrator app doesn’t work.
Microsoft OneDrive and Photos: These applications cannot play videos.
PDF Viewing in Microsoft Edge: This feature doesn’t work on older versions of Microsoft Edge but will work on the New Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser even without the Media Feature Pack installed.
Sound Recorder: Recordings are limited to WAV format.
Voice typing: This feature doesn’t work.
Webcam: This feature doesn’t work.
Windows 10 camera devices: Cameras that use the picture transfer protocol (PTP) don’t work.
Windows Hello: This feature doesn’t work.
Windows Mixed Reality: Windows 10 N is not compatible with Windows Mixed Reality.
Windows Portable Devices: There is no support for media synchronization, image acquisition, or file browsing.
Microsoft Store Media Content: Audio and video content that was obtained through the Store cannot be played. Also, the preview of audio or video content in the Store doesn’t work.
Wireless Display: This feature doesn’t work.
Xbox: Some functionality that’s associated with this application, such as Game DVR, doesn’t work.
Источник
Summary
This update provides support for media features in Windows 10 N. These include media-related technologies (Windows Media Player) and certain preinstalled media apps, such as Groove Music, Movies & TV, Voice Recorder, and Skype. You must install additional software from Microsoft to have this communication functionality and to play or to create audio CDs, media files, and video DVDs, to stream music, or to take and store pictures.
How to get this update
Microsoft Optional Features
The Media Feature Pack for N versions of Windows 10 is available for download as an Optional Feature. To install the Media Feature Pack, navigate to Settings > Apps > Apps and Features > Optional Features > Add a Feature and find the Media Feature Pack in the list of available Optional Features. Note, you will not be prompted to restart your computer, but you must restart in order to successfully complete installation of the Media Feature Pack.
Additional steps
After you have installed the Media Feature Pack, there are additional apps that can be installed from the Store to regain additional Windows 10 functionality. Such apps include (but are not limited to):
Media codecs for playback of media in apps and in the browser:
Update information
Prerequisites
To install this update, you must have Windows 10 N installed.
Registry information
To apply this update, you don’t have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this update.
Update replacement information
This update doesn’t replace a previously released update.
More information
Excluded features
Windows 10 N includes the same functionality as other Windows 10 editions, except for Windows Media Player and related technologies. Customers can restore the functionality of these technologies by installing the Media Feature Pack for N versions of Windows 10. These technologies include, but are not limited to, the following features:
Windows Media Player user experience: Enables Windows Media Player features, such as the ability to play media files and audio CDs, manage media in a library, create a playlist, provide metadata (including album art) for media, create an audio CD, transfer music to a portable music player, and play streaming content from a website.
Windows Media Player ActiveX control: Exposes methods and properties to manipulate multimedia playback from a webpage or an application.
Windows Media Format: Provides support for the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) file container, the Windows Media audio and video codecs, basic network streaming capability, and digital rights management (DRM).
Windows Media DRM: Enables the secure delivery of protected content for playback on a computer, portable device, or network device.
Media sharing and Play To: Enables music, pictures, and videos on a networked computer to be shared with other computers and devices on the same network. Also enables computers to find those kinds of files on the network.
Media Foundation: Provides support for content protection, audio and video quality, and interoperability for DRM.
Windows Portable Devices (WPD) infrastructure: Communicates with attached media and storage devices that include devices that support the Media Transfer Protocol.
MPEG, WMA, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, AMR, and Dolby Digital audio codecs: Enable the playback of digital audio content, such as MP3, WMA, MPEG-2 audio, AAC audio, FLAC and ALAC audio, and AC-3 audio.
VC-1, MPEG-4, and H.264, H.265, and H.263 codecs: Collectively known as «Standards-based codec components.» Enable Windows 10 program such as Windows Media Player to support activities that include the playback and recording of multimedia files that are encoded with standards-based codecs.
Groove Music: A preinstalled app that’s used to play digital music.
Video: A preinstalled app that’s used to play digital video.
Voice Recorder: A preinstalled app that’s used to record sounds.
Skype: A preinstalled app that’s used for messaging and communications.
Effects on other features
Some features aren’t excluded directly from Windows 10 N edition, but they are affected by the media technology exclusions and will not work even with the installation of the Media Feature Pack. These features include the following:
Alarms and clock: Alarm and timer sounds don’t play.
Application Sync: This feature doesn’t work.
Cortana Personal Assistant: Cortana with Voice (speech interaction with Cortana) doesn’t work.
New Microsoft Edge Browser: Certain video streaming websites may have incomplete functionality when accessed via the New Microsoft Edge Browser.
Group Policy for removable disks: This feature is not available in the N edition of Windows 10 Pro.
HomeGroup: Integrated media sharing through streaming features doesn’t work.
OneDrive and Photos: These applications cannot play videos.
PDF Viewing in Edge: This feature doesn’t work.
Sound Recorder: Recordings are limited to WAV format.
Webcam: This feature doesn’t work.
Windows 10 camera devices: Cameras that use the picture transfer protocol (PTP) don’t work.
Windows Hello: This feature doesn’t work.
Windows Mixed Reality: Windows 10 N is not compatible with Windows Mixed Reality.
Windows Portable Devices: There is no support for media synchronization, image acquisition, or file browsing.
Windows Store Media Content: Audio and video content that was obtained through the Store cannot be played. Also, the preview of audio or video content in the Store doesn’t work.
Wireless Display: This feature doesn’t work.
Xbox: Some functionality that’s associated with this application, such as Game DVR, doesn’t work.
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In Windows 10 1511, this update is superseded by update 3099229 for the November 2015 release of Media Feature Pack.
This Media Feature Pack applies to Windows 10 version 1508. If you have a different version of Windows, please go to KB 3145500 to find the appropriate Media Feature Pack for your version of Windows.
Introduction
The N and KN editions of Windows 10 include the same functionality as Windows 10, except for media-related technologies (Windows Media Player) and certain preinstalled media apps (Groove Music, Video, Voice Recorder, and Skype). You must install other software from Microsoft or a third-party for this communication functionality and to play or create audio CDs, media files, and video DVDs, to stream music, and to take and store pictures. New features such as Cortana and PDF viewing in the new Edge browser rely on Windows Media files that are not present in these editions.
Some websites and software, such as Windows Store apps or Microsoft Office, use Windows Media-related files that are not incorporated into these editions of Windows. Users can make these websites and software work correctly by installing the Media Feature Pack for N and KN editions of Windows 10.
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Download information
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Download the update package now.
Excluded features
The N and KN editions include the same functionality as Windows 10 editions, except for Windows Media Player and related technologies. The excluded technologies include, but are not limited to, the following features:
Windows Media Player user experience: Enables Windows Media Player features such as the ability to play media files and audio CDs, manage media in a library, create a playlist, provide metadata (including album art) for media, create an audio CD, transfer music to a portable music player, and play streaming content from a website.
Windows Media Player ActiveX control: Exposes methods and properties to manipulate multimedia playback from a webpage or an app.
Windows Media Format: Provides support for the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) file container, the Windows Media audio and video codecs, basic network streaming capability, and digital rights management (DRM).
Windows Media DRM: Enables the secure delivery of protected content for playback on a computer, portable device, or network device.
Media sharing and Play To: Enables music, pictures, and videos on a networked computer to be shared with other computers and devices on the same network. Also enables computers to find those kinds of files on the network.
Media Foundation: Provides support for content protection, audio and video quality, and interoperability for DRM.
Windows 8.1 Portable Devices (WPD) infrastructure: Communicates with attached media and storage devices, including devices that support the Media Transfer Protocol.
MPEG, WMA, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, AMR, and Dolby Digital audio codecs: Enables the playback of digital audio content such as MP3, WMA, MPEG-2 audio, AAC audio, FLAC and ALAC audio, and AC-3 audio.
VC-1, MPEG-4, H.264, H.265, and H.263 codecs: «Standards-based codec components» (as they are collectively called) enable Windows 10 program such as Windows Media Player to support activities that include the playback and creation of multimedia files that are encoded with standards-based codecs.
Groove Music: A preinstalled app that is used to play digital music.
Video: A preinstalled app that is used to play digital video.
Voice Recorder: A preinstalled app that is used to record sounds.
Skype: A preinstalled app that is used for messaging and communications.
Effect on other features
Some features are not removed. However, they are affected by the media technology removal in the N and KN editions. These features include the following:
App Sync: This feature does not work.
OneDrive and Photos: These apps cannot play videos.
Xbox app: Some functionality associated with this app (such as Game DVR) do not work, and Windows Gaming Settings will not be available.
HomeGroup: Integrated media sharing through streaming features do not work.
Webcam: This feature does not work.
Windows Portable Devices: There is no support for media synchronization, image acquisition, or file browsing.
Windows 10 camera devices: Cameras that use the picture transfer protocol (PTP) do not work.
Sound Recorder: Recordings are limited to the WAV format.
Group Policy for removable disks: This feature does not work.
Cortana Personal Assistant: Speech interaction with Cortana does not work.
Windows Store Media Content: Audio and video content acquired via the Store cannot be played. Also, preview of audio or video content in the Store does not work.
Wireless Display: This feature does not work.
PDF Viewing in Edge: This feature does not work.
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Summary
This update provides support for media features in Windows 10 N. These include media-related technologies (Windows Media Player) and certain preinstalled media apps, such as Groove Music, Movies & TV, Voice Recorder, and Skype. You must install additional software from Microsoft to have this communication functionality and to play or to create audio CDs, media files, and video DVDs, to stream music, or to take and store pictures.
How to get this update
Microsoft Optional Features
The Media Feature Pack for N versions of Windows 10 is available for download as an Optional Feature. To install the Media Feature Pack, navigate to Settings > Apps > Apps and Features > Optional Features > Add a Feature and find the Media Feature Pack in the list of available Optional Features. Note, you will not be prompted to restart your computer, but you must restart in order to successfully complete installation of the Media Feature Pack.
Additional steps
After you have installed the Media Feature Pack, there are additional apps that can be installed from the Store to regain additional Windows 10 functionality. Such apps include (but are not limited to):
Media codecs for playback of media in apps and in the browser:
Update information
Prerequisites
To install this update, you must have Windows 10 N installed.
Registry information
To apply this update, you don’t have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this update.
Update replacement information
This update doesn’t replace a previously released update.
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Excluded features
Windows 10 N includes the same functionality as other Windows 10 editions, except for Windows Media Player and related technologies. Customers can restore the functionality of these technologies by installing the Media Feature Pack for N versions of Windows 10. These technologies include, but are not limited to, the following features:
Windows Media Player user experience: Enables Windows Media Player features, such as the ability to play media files and audio CDs, manage media in a library, create a playlist, provide metadata (including album art) for media, create an audio CD, transfer music to a portable music player, and play streaming content from a website.
Windows Media Player ActiveX control: Exposes methods and properties to manipulate multimedia playback from a webpage or an application.
Windows Media Format: Provides support for the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) file container, the Windows Media audio and video codecs, basic network streaming capability, and digital rights management (DRM).
Windows Media DRM: Enables the secure delivery of protected content for playback on a computer, portable device, or network device.
Media sharing and Play To: Enables music, pictures, and videos on a networked computer to be shared with other computers and devices on the same network. Also enables computers to find those kinds of files on the network.
Media Foundation: Provides support for content protection, audio and video quality, and interoperability for DRM.
Windows Portable Devices (WPD) infrastructure: Communicates with attached media and storage devices that include devices that support the Media Transfer Protocol.
MPEG, WMA, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, AMR, and Dolby Digital audio codecs: Enable the playback of digital audio content, such as MP3, WMA, MPEG-2 audio, AAC audio, FLAC and ALAC audio, and AC-3 audio.
VC-1, MPEG-4, and H.264, H.265, and H.263 codecs: Collectively known as «Standards-based codec components.» Enable Windows 10 program such as Windows Media Player to support activities that include the playback and recording of multimedia files that are encoded with standards-based codecs.
Groove Music: A preinstalled app that’s used to play digital music.
Video: A preinstalled app that’s used to play digital video.
Voice Recorder: A preinstalled app that’s used to record sounds.
Skype: A preinstalled app that’s used for messaging and communications.
Effects on other features
Some features aren’t excluded directly from Windows 10 N edition, but they are affected by the media technology exclusions and will not work even with the installation of the Media Feature Pack. These features include the following:
Alarms and clock: Alarm and timer sounds don’t play.
Application Sync: This feature doesn’t work.
Cortana Personal Assistant: Cortana with Voice (speech interaction with Cortana) doesn’t work.
New Microsoft Edge Browser: Certain video streaming websites may have incomplete functionality when accessed via the New Microsoft Edge Browser.
Group Policy for removable disks: This feature is not available in the N edition of Windows 10 Pro.
HomeGroup: Integrated media sharing through streaming features doesn’t work.
OneDrive and Photos: These applications cannot play videos.
PDF Viewing in Edge: This feature doesn’t work.
Sound Recorder: Recordings are limited to WAV format.
Webcam: This feature doesn’t work.
Windows 10 camera devices: Cameras that use the picture transfer protocol (PTP) don’t work.
Windows Hello: This feature doesn’t work.
Windows Mixed Reality: Windows 10 N is not compatible with Windows Mixed Reality.
Windows Portable Devices: There is no support for media synchronization, image acquisition, or file browsing.
Windows Store Media Content: Audio and video content that was obtained through the Store cannot be played. Also, the preview of audio or video content in the Store doesn’t work.
Wireless Display: This feature doesn’t work.
Xbox: Some functionality that’s associated with this application, such as Game DVR, doesn’t work.
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Многие пользователи десятки при попытке установить клиент iCloud от Apple и некоторые новые игры получают странное сообщение об ошибке. Windows говорит, что пакет Media Feature отсутствует. Что это за проблема и как её решить?
Правила установки Media Feature Pack на Windows 10.
Причины возникновения ошибки
Владельцы 10-ок, которые также используют продукты Apple, могут установить iCloud. Некоторые из них при этом сталкиваются с неожиданным завершением установки и сообщением:
«На вашем компьютере отсутствуют функции мультимедиа. Загрузите Media Feature Pack с веб-сайта Microsoft, установите и повторите попытку.»
Эта программа нуждается в функциях мультимедиа Windows, которые в системе не обнаружены. В чем же причина отсутствующих пакетов на 10?
Причина 1: версия Windows 10 N
Первая причина, по которой во время установки iCloud может появиться указанное выше сообщение, заключается в том, что используется версия Windows 10 N (или KN). Эти версии были введены Microsoft под давлением Комиссии ЕС и правительства Кореи. Оба дополнения не содержат пакеты мультимедиа и стандартный медиа плеер. Если у вас установлена версия Windows 10 N, вы можете добавить функции мультимедиа через установку пакетов. Для каждой сборки системы имеется отдельный пакет.
Причина 2: Функции мультимедиа деактивированы
Если вы используете не Windows 10 N, но получаете ошибку во время установки iCloud, на такой платформе пакет установлен быть не может – функции уже включены в операционную систему.
Причина 3: блоки антивирусного программного обеспечения WMP
Код ошибки 0x800F0821 при попытке добавить WMP в Windows 10 указывает, что операция была прервана. Для решения проблемы достаточно удалить антивирус. Проверено на примере Avira.
Как скачать установщик Media Feature Pack и почему он не устанавливается
Windows 10 «N» включает те же функции, что и другие версии Windows 10, за исключением технологий, связанных с мультимедиа. N не содержит Windows Media Player, Skype и некоторые предустановленные мультимедийные приложения (музыка, видео, диктофон). И чаще всего Media Feature Pack на Цindows 10 не устанавливается. Средства, связанные с мультимедиа, которые не предусмотрены в Windows 10 N, включают следующие:
- Пользовательский интерфейс Windows Media Player. Включает функции проигрывателя Windows, такие как возможность воспроизведения медиафайлов и аудиодисков, управление медиа в библиотеке, создание списка воспроизведения, предоставление метаданных для мультимедиа (в том числе обложки альбомов), создание аудиодиска, перенос музыки на портативный музыкальный плеер, воспроизведение потокового содержимого веб-сайтов.
- Формат Windows Media. Позволяет воспроизводить мультимедийные документы системного формата ASF, аудио- и видеокодеки Windows Media, обеспечивает стандартное потоковое вещание и DRM.
- Windows Media DRM. Контролирует доставку защищённого контента на монитор ПК, портативное или сетевое устройство.
- Инфраструктура портативных устройств Windows1 (WPD). Коннектится с подключёнными накопителями, в том числе гаджеты с встроенным протоколом передачи медиа.
- Кодеки VC-1, MPEG-4, H.264, H.265 и H.263. Поддержка действий, включающих воспроизведение и создание мультимедийных файлов, закодированных стандартными кодеками.
- Groove. Предустановленное приложение, которое используется для воспроизведения цифровой музыки.
- Видео. Предустановленное приложение, которое используется для воспроизведения цифрового видео.
- Диктофон. Предустановленное приложение, которое используется для записи звуков.
- Skype. Установленное приложение, которое используется для обмена сообщениями и видеозвонков.
Если вы используете Windows 10 N, придётся установить другое программное обеспечение от Microsoft или других разработчиков. Без них вы не сможете воспроизводить или создавать аудиодиски, мультимедийные файлы и видео; передавать музыку; редактировать и хранить фотографии и т.д.
- Перейдите на страницу загрузки Медиа Feature Pack на сайте Microsoft.
- Выберите нужный язык и нажмите/коснитесь «Загрузить».
- Выберите разрядность ОС – 32 или 64, и нажмите/коснитесь «Далее» для загрузки.
- Сохраните файл MSU там, где вам удобно.
- Дважды щёлкните/коснитесь загруженного файла MSU для установки.
После завершения установки перезагрузите ПК и проверьте работу приложений.
Как включить media feature pack в windows
Введите в строке поиска Windows «Включение или отключение компонентов Windows» и нажмите Enter. Найдите параметр «Компоненты для работы с мультимедиа» и включите его (поставьте галочку). Готово!
Через реестр
Иногда появляется сообщение «Запрос на мультимедийные функции является устаревшим требованием Windows 7». Если ни одно из указанных выше решений не решит проблему, запустите редактор реестра regedit.exe от имени администратора. Перейдите в раздел реестра:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSetupWindowsFeatures
и измените значение DWORD в WindowsMediaVersion на значение 1. Если эта запись отсутствует, добавьте новое значение DWORD WindowsMediaVersion. Затем переустановите iCloud.
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При установке игр, таких как GTA 5, Dota 2 и других, а также при запуске штатных приложений Windows таких, как OneDrive, Windows Media Player пользователь персонального компьютера может столкнуться с сообщением, в котором указано, что нужно скачать Media Feature Pack. Также на необходимость инсталляции этого компонента указывают и ошибки 0x80096002 и 0x80004005, которые могут возникать при открытии классических приложений системы.
Что такое Media Feature Pack?
Media Feature Pack – это компонент операционной системы Microsoft, который предназначен для работы мультимедийных программ и игр. Иными словами, этот компонент является посредником между операционной системой Windows и установленными приложениями. Если Windows Media Feature Pack отсутствует на компьютере, то система выдаст уведомление о необходимости его инсталляции, а программа, соответственно, не запуститься.
В таких операционных системах, как Windows 10 N и Windows KN этот компонент включен (однако мало у кого они инсталлированы). Для других сборок он загружается посредством установки таких пакетов обновления, как KB4039813 (для версии 1709) и KB4057437 (версия 1803). Для тех, кто использует другую версию операционной системы, разработчики Microsoft рекомендуют установить KB3145500, предварительно создав точку восстановления.
ВАЖНО! В Windows 7 и 8 компонент Windows Media Feature Pack уже установлен, однако выключен.
Как скачать и установить Media Feature Pack?
Для начала обозначим, что в Windows 7 и 8 этот компонент выключен. Поэтому устанавливать его не нужно.
Достаточно выполнить следующее:
- Переходим в раздел «Установка и удаление программ». В меню слева выбираем «Включение и отключение компонентов Windows».
- Откроется небольшое окно. Выбираем «Компоненты для работы с мультимедиа».
- Ставим отметку возле пункта «Проигрыватель Windows Media» и жмем «ОК».
- Точно так же включить данный компонент можно и в Windows 10.
Отдельно скачать Media Feature Pack можно по ссылкам из официального сайта Microsoft.
- Для Windows 10 – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/mediafeaturepack;
- Для Windows 8.1 – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40744;
- Для Windows 7 – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16546.
Однако нужно отметить, что при инсталляции файла Media Feature Pack появляется сообщение о том, что «Обновление неприменимо к вашему компьютеру». Поэтому устанавливать нужно не отдельный файл, а пакет обновлений, который указан выше. Только после его инсталляции можно включить Media Feature Pack в компонентах Windows и избавиться от ошибки с запуском программ и игр.