One of the common problems faced by many computer users is that of missing audio or video codec. If you ever download a file that does not play in your media players, then this utility will help you out. Windows Essentials Codec Pack is a collection of essential audio and video codec for Windows that can allow you to play 99% of all the movies, music and flash files.

It also includes filters which can be used to enhance the audio and video quality. It supports many of the popular audio and video formats like GP, AAC, AC3, APE, AVI, DivX, 3ivx, DAT, h.264, x264, AVC, Nero Digital, DTS, FLV, FLAC, HD-MOV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, M4A, MPC, MP3, MP4, MO3, MOD, MKV/MKA, MTM, OFR, TTA, OGG/OGM, S3M, Vorbis, VOB, WavPack, ATRAC3, XviD, XM, WV, UMX. The codec pack even contains the old version of Media Player. It also has an update service which ensures that the codec are up to date and you don’t have to worry about them.

The WECP works on all the version of windows. Just install it and you don’t have to worry about your media file not working due to a codec.