How do I get rid of the border on Windows Media Player?
You may try to ‘turn off’ Windows Media Player by following the steps below:
- Click on Start.
- Select Control Panel.
- Select Programs and Features.
- Select Turn Windows features on or off.
- Expand Media Features.
- Uncheck Windows Media Player.
- Select Yes and click on OK button.
How do I make Windows Media Player full screen?
Click Start->Type Windows Media Player->Right Click on Windows Media Player->Select Properties->In the Shortcut tab, change the ‘Run’ value to ‘Maximized’->Apply & Exit. To open maximised, go to the WMP shortcut that you use. Right-click on it, select Properties, on the Shortcut tab, set the Run: entry to Maximised.
How do I change the aspect ratio in Windows Media Player?
The Method for Windows Media Player 12, found in Windows7 Beta through RTM, is buried: Tools>Options>DevicesTab>Display>Properties. The horizontal slider controls the aspect ratio.
How do I turn off Windows Media Player overlay?
Navigate to Menu → Edit → Preferences. Then scroll down to Display options. Locate this option: Show desktop overlay when using media keys. Simply toggle it off if you want to hide the overlay.
How do I hide playback controls?
Any way to always hide the playback buttons?
- Open Windows Media Player.
- Click on Tools.
- Click Options.
- Select the option for “Allow Autohide of playback controls” under Player tab.
- Click Apply.
- Click OK.
Why do my videos have black borders?
The reason you get these black bars is because your player and your video are not the same aspect ratio. In today’s day and age, most video is shot in high definition (HD). HD footage uses a 16:9 aspect ratio – what is known as “widescreen” which also includes resolutions known as 4K, 1080, and 720.
How do I get a video to open full screen?
Watch in full screen
- Go to the video you’d like to watch.
- At the bottom-right of the video player, click full screen .
How do you make a video full screen?
Simply click the CTRL and ESC keys together, or you can press the WINKEY for even easier access. -Media in Full Screen: If you are watching a video or playing a game on your computer and want to access it in full-screen mode instead of in a window, click ALT and ENTER together to go into and out of full screen.
How do I resize a video in Media Player?
Right-click the blank space next to the “Now Playing” menu, point to “View,” “Video Size” and then click on a size percentage (50%, 100% or 200%) or click “Fit video to Player on Resize.” Selecting “Fit video to Player on Resize” will automatically make the video fit the Media Player window.