Why are my embedded videos not playing in PowerPoint?

Theres no doubt PowerPoint is an immensely popular MS Office application. It is commonly used for creating business or college presentations. Its features like add animations, videos, and audio recordings make your presentations more interesting and engaging.

However, sometimes the media files dont pay in PowerPoint. During an ongoing presentation, your video may get stuck or show an error, leaving you in an awkward situation.

Addressing the problem, we bring here some solutions to fix audio or video not playing in PowerPoint.

You can apply these methods in all versions of PowerPoint, including PowerPoint 2010, PowerPoint 13, PowerPoint 16, and PowerPoint 19.

How to fix audio and video not playing in PowerPoint?

• Flash-embedded videos are no longer supported or cannot play media in PowerPoint.
• Sound not playing in PowerPoint slide.
• Embedded video in PowerPoint show black screen.
• Unable to send PowerPoint presentation via e-mail.
• YouTube video not playing PowerPoint.

If youre facing any such or other media files related issues in PowerPoint, troubleshoot the problem using the following methods:

1. Reboot your computer.
2. Clear the Temp folder.
3. Optimize media compatibility.
4. Convert audio/video to a supported format.
5. Compress the media file in PowerPoint on Windows 10.
6. Embed the media file in PowerPoint.
7. Install right codecs to play videos in PowerPoint.
8. Open PowerPoint in Office Safe Mode.
9. Install the latest PowerPoint.
10. Repair PowerPoint video.

But before moving to the troubleshooting methods, lets know why videos or audio files are not playing in your PowerPoint presentation.

Why cant you play video/audio media in PowerPoint?

Most of the time, PowerPoint cannot play media slides due to file format compatibility issues. But there can be other reasons as well.

Some common causes for videos or audio not playing in PowerPoint are:

• Audio or video file format not supported by PowerPoint
• Missing video/ audio codec in Windows 10
• PowerPoint video file size too large
• Too many special effects in an embedded video file
• Added video file is corrupt and damaged
• Poor Internet connectivity in case linked videos are not playing in PPT slide.
• Operating system error or unknown background software conflict may not let video or audio files play in PowerPoint.

Methods to fix PowerPoint wont play audio/ video files

Method 1: Reboot your computer

Turn off and then turn on your Windows PC to reboot. This can fix Windows issues, if any. Next check, if the audio and video are playing or not in the PowerPoint presentation.

Method 2: Clear the temp files folder

Temp files can slow your Windows 10 performance to the extent that PowerPoint videos wont play automatically. So you must delete the unwanted temp files on your computer.

Close all the programs and follow the below steps to clear temp files:

1. Click Start > Run.
2. In the Run dialog box, type %temp% and click OK.
3. This will open the temp folder on your Windows PC. Select the .tmp files and press Delete.

Steps to repair corrupt videos:

1. Install and run Stellar Repair for Video on Windows 10.
2. On the software home screen, click Add file to add corrupt PowerPoint video from the local drive.

Figure: Add corrupt video file in software

3. Click Repair.

Figure: Repairing Corrupt Videos

4. Preview the repaired videos and select Save Repaired Files.

Figure: Preview and Save Repaired Files

Now you can reinsert the repaired videos in your PPT slide and play them perfectly on Windows 10 PC and other devices.

Conclusion

A well-made PowerPoint presentation can go utterly wrong if its embedded or linked video or audio recording doesnt play. There can be other situations where you might be unable to e-mail a PPT having media file, its video doesnt play on Windows 10 or have no sound in PowerPoint.

This post shared the potential causes and 10 best ways that can fix audio/ video files not playing in PowerPoint.

Hope you found the post helpful. Do share with our readers how you were able to fix the PowerPoint wont play audio or video error.