

Click on the Open File button in the home interface to activate the open-file dialog, find the target MKV file, and click Open button.

There are two ways to open an MKV video file. Launch the best alternative to Windows Media Player for MKV playing after you install it on your PC.

Part 2: Play MKV in Windows Media Player with Extra Codec.Part 1: Use An Alternative to Windows Media Player to Open MKV.This guide will show you three ways to watch your MKV videos on PCs. So, it needs a variety of codecs to open each track. The MKV itself acts a media container for storing video, audio, subtitles etc. The reason MKV files won't play in Windows Media Player is because the built-in player does not support opening MKV containers. Can you play MKV files in Windows Media Player on Windows 10/8/7 or earlier? The answer is no.
