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Command Line Options Available for Windows Media Player
ID: Q241422
 
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows Media Player version  6.4
SUMMARY
When starting the Windows Media Player from a command prompt, you can specify several startup parameters.
MORE INFORMATION
The Windows Media Player has several command line options:
- /open: Open the file, don't automatically start playing.
- /play: Start playing the file as soon the player is launched.
- /close: Close the player after playback (only works when used with /play).
- /fullscreen: Start the file in full-screen mode.
- /new: Use a new instance of the player.
For example, to play a file and close the player when done:
Mplayer2.exe /play /close C:\Asfroot\Sample.asf 
Additional query words: 
netshow wms wmp 
Keywords          : kbDSupport 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.4
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo