Windows media player gives error “Server execution failed” after trying to play file

Question

Every once in a while when I try to play a file in WMP it'll hang for about 10 seconds, pop up an error saying "server execution failed." If try again it usually works. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Try going into services, scroll down to Windows Media Player Network Sharing, click 'restart'. Then restart your Computer. Worked for me so far.

edit: I just found another solution that I did not yet try. But if the problem returns, I´m going to try it.

Go to Control Panel\Programs and Features\Turn Windows features on or off\Uncheck all Media Features\Reboot\recheck WMP only.

Answer 2

I had this problem before and I discovered that it was because Windows Media Player was timing out trying to read the hard drive. I finally switched hard drives and now I haven't had this problem again.

Answer 3

1. Click Start Button, type "cmd" in the search bar. The CMD icon will appear in the Start Menu.
2. Right click the CMD icon and click "Run as administrator".
3. In the popup window, type the following command line and press Enter. NET LOCALGROUP administrators "NT Authority\Local Service" /ADD You should receive a message “The command completed successfully”.