How to watch movies and videos with subtitles on Windows Media Player

Often users have to install another codec or video player software on Windows to view the subtitle videos. However, with Windows Media Player, it may have changed a bit.

1. Add Subtitles to videos when watching on Windows Media Player

One thing that users do not know is that Windows Media Player software itself also supports playing videos with subtitles.

If your computer does not already have Windows Media Player, download Windows Media Player to your computer and install it here.

Note : Windows Media Player is not available on Windows RT.

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First, you need to have a Subtitles file of the video you have run RIP from DVD to computer (in .AVI format). You can find and download them on Subtitles sharing sites like SubtitleHub or Subscene .

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After having 2 components including video file (in .AVI format) and 1 Subtitles file (usually in .SRT format). We put them together and contain them in a separate folder, then name these two files the same, only different extensions.

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Now open the video file to Windows Media Player by right-clicking on it and selecting Play with Windows Media Player.

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On the Windows Media Player interface , right-click it and select Play> Lyrics, captions, and subtitles> On if available.

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Next, install the DirectVobSub add-on for Windows Media Player to optimize the display of Subtitles. After installing, go to the folder containing the video files and Subtitles earlier, right-click on the Subtitles file and change '.srt' to '.sub'.

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It's done now, turn off and re-open the video with Windows Media Player to enjoy it.

If you want faster and more convenient, you can use other professional video players such as VLC Player or KMPlayer .

2. How to hide, show Lyrics, Captions, and Subtiles on Windows 10 videos

You can enable or disable Subtitles directly from Windows Media Player. To do this, first open Windows Media Player, then right-click on the toolbar, then click Play => Lyrics, Captions and Subtitles => Turn Off or Turn On (turn off or turn on subtitles) if available.

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In addition, you can set whether to enable or disable video subtitles on Windows 10 via the Settings menu:

First press the Windows + I key combination to open the Settings menu, then select Ease of Access.

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Here you can adjust settings such as adjusting subtitle colors, style and subtitle sizes or some other subtitle effects .

Refer to some of the following articles:

1. How to create subtitles for videos?

2. How to convert WMV video tail to MP4?

3. 5 simple steps to watch movies with extra to Vietnamese on Netflix

Good luck!