The personal computer provides tremendous opportunities for work and study, as well as for communication and entertainment. One of the leisure activities that your computer can be used for is watching videos.
Instructions
Step 1
You can use one of the many video players to watch video files stored on your computer's hard drive or on removable media connected to it. Some of the most popular are Windows Media Player and Gom Player. The latter is notable for the fact that it supports many more video formats than the standard Windows Media Player. Download the installation file from the official video and then install it on your computer.
Step 2
You will also need to install codecs. The best option is to install the K-lite Codec Pack Mega codecs - in this case, you can view almost all types of video files. Download the installation file from the official website, then install it and restart your computer.
Step 3
To watch videos online, you need to install a flash player. Follow the link https://get.adobe.com/en/flashplayer/ and download the installation file. Start the installation after closing your browser. After launching the web browser, you can watch videos online.
Step 4
In case you are going to watch streaming Internet TV, you may need a Silverlight player. To install it, go to https://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx and download its latest version. Close the browser, then install the downloaded file and launch the web browser again.
Step 5
When watching streaming video, as well as video online, you will need to minimize the number of programs using a valid network connection. To do this, close applications such as torrent clients and download managers, and temporarily completely disable your antivirus. Control the shutdown of these programs using the task manager.
