Last updated on 2014-01-26, by Irene

How to Download YouTube Video to Windows Media Player?

Windows Media Player is one of the popular video players for you to enjoy digital life to the utmost. To fulfill digital life, it is no doubt that watching YouTube videos is the easiest and quickest way. But when you desire to watch YouTube in Windows Media Player, you will meet with technical obstacles that block the way to play YouTube videos in Windows Media Player. Most videos on YouTube are in FLV video format which is not supported by Windows Media Player. Under this circumstance, a YouTube to Windows Media Player Converter is required. 

Leawo Free YouTube Downloader is the smartest YouTube to Windows Media Player required, which perfectly do the job for you to download YouTube video to Windows Media Player and convert video to Windows Media Player format, such as WMV (Windows Media Video). It is the combination of a YouTube to Windows Media Player Downloader and a YouTube to Windows Media Player Converter. In order to download YouTube video to Window Media Player on Mac, try Leawo YouTube Downloader for Mac. Download the program according to the operating system you are using. After few simple steps, you are able to watch YouTube in Windows Media Player freely.

Full Guide

 Position target videos on YouTube (Browse section)

In this step, the program will function as a YouTube to Windows Media Player Downloader. Add video URL to the address bar and go directly to the video page. In case that you do not have the exact video URL, you can search for the related videos on YouTube by using the keywords. After you have entered the video page, you can see a window popping up at the right bottom and you can conduct video download with it.

Convert videos to Windows Media Player (Video section)

In this step, the program will function as a YouTube to Windows Media Player Converter. To play YouTube videos in Windows Media Player, the format must be its compatible format such as WMV. So click on the Convert button and choose WMV as the output format. Start to convert after format choosing.

 

Video conversion status (Convert section)

In this step, you will get access to the detailed video conversion process. With super fast conversion speed, you can get the output for playback quickly. Then activate Windows Media Player and import the converted YouTube videos to it for enjoying.

Video GuideSoftware

YouTube Downloader
Provides one-stop solution to download, convert and manage online videos.
$29.95

Platfrom: Windows 7/Vista/XP
Go to YouTube Downloader for Mac

Extended Knowledge

Windows Media Player (WMP) is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft. It supports video and audio playing, image viewing on Microsoft Windows operating system, Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices. Mac editions of Windows Media Player are also released.