All about WVX Files

The WVX file type is primarily associated with Media Player.

WVX	File extension: WVX
	File type:	redirector

What is a WVX file?

WVX files mostly belong to Media Player by Microsoft. WVX is the filename extension of Windows Media Video Redirector files. This is essentially a shortcut that points to a WMV, WMV, or WAX file hosted on a remote server. A WMV file acts as a metafile that improves media playback over a network. This process is known as redirection and it also reduces bandwidth usage when streaming a video or song. The MIME type of WVX files is video/x-ms-wmv. The contents of an INI-style WVX file may look as follows:


[Reference]
Ref1=http://www.example.com/track1.wma
Ref2=http://www.example.com/track2.wmv

WVX files can also be saved in ASX format using XML syntax as follows:

<asx version="3.0">
<title>My Playlist name</title>
<entry>
<title>First track</title>
<ref href="http://example.com/music/track1.wma" />
<param name="aParameterName" value="aParameterValue" />
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Track 2</title>
<ref href="http://example.com/music/track2.wma" />
<author>Greatest Artiste Alive</author>
<copyright>Copyright 2020 Example.com</copyright>
</entry>
</asx>

How to open a WVX file

You need a suitable software like Media Player to open a WVX file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your WVX file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a WVX file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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How do you convert WVX files to MP4, MP3, MKV, AVI, ...

You can convert WVX files using our online WVX file viewer (powered by Convert.Guru):

To do so, click the "Choose your .wvx file to view" button above.
After your file is opened in browser,
click "Save as..." in the menu.
Then click the video format (e.g. MP4, MKV, AVI, ...) you want.
Your file will be converted and downloaded.

Programs that open and convert WVX files:

Media Player by Microsoft
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. WVX files are often referred to as Media Player videos because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
GOM (redirector) by GOM
GOM is a cross-platform multimedia player with support for various audio, video, and subtitle file formats. It also supports the playback of Windows Media files via a WVX redirector metafile. This file format is classified as Video. Related links: Windows Media redirection, Advanced Stream Redirector
Notepad (redirector) by Microsoft
Notepad is a simple plain text editor bundled with Windows operating system. Users may open, view, and edit the contents of WVX (redirector) files with Notepad. This file format is classified as Video. Related links: Windows Media redirection, Advanced Stream Redirector

Technical Data for WVX File Extension

File classification:

Video

Related files:

redirector, vwx, zip, cda, ivf, mp4

Mime type:

video/x-ms-wvx

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: AshampooMediaPlayer.VideoFile, FileType: Ashampoo Media Player+ video file, AppName: Ashampoo Media Player+

ProgramID: ASXFile, FileType: Windows Media Audio/Video playlist, AppName: Windows Media Player
EXEFile: wmplayer.exe

ProgramID: ASXFile, FileType: Windows Media Audio/Video shortcut, AppName: Windows Media Player

ProgramID: SlowView AVI, AppName: SlowView
EXEFile: SlowView.exe

ProgramID: UltraPlayer.AudioFile, FileType: UltraPlayer File, AppName: UltraPlayer Multimedia Player Application
EXEFile: UPlayer.exe

ProgramID: WVXFile, FileType: Windows Media Audio/Video playlist, AppName: ASFRecorder

ProgramID: WVXFile, FileType: Windows Media Audio/Video playlist, AppName: Microsoft(R) Windows Media Player

ProgramID: WVXFile, FileType: Windows Media Audio/Video playlist, AppName: Windows Media Player
EXEFile: mplayer2.exe

ProgramID: WVXFile, FileType: Windows Media Audio/Video playlist, AppName: Windows Media Player
EXEFile: wmplayer.exe

ProgramID: WVXFile, FileType: Windows Media Audio/Video shortcut, AppName: auto
EXEFile: wmplayer.exe

ProgramID: WVXFile, FileType: Windows Media Audio/Video shortcut, AppName: Microsoft(R) Windows Media Player

ProgramID: WVXFile, FileType: Windows Media Audio/Video shortcut, AppName: Windows Media Player
EXEFile: wmplayer.exe

ProgramID: Morpheus.Video
EXEFile: C:\Documents and Settings\Jimmy Son\Desktop\Media Downloads\Morpheus\Morpheus.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.wvx.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealOne Player\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.wvx.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: WVXFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe /Open %L

ProgramID: WVXFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe /Play %L

ProgramID: WVXFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open

ProgramID: WVXFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open %L

ProgramID: WVXFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WINDOW~1\wmplayer.exe /Open %L

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.PlaylistFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1 /open

ProgramID: WVXFile
EXEFile: C:\Unzipped\ASFRecorder\ASFRecorder.exe %L

ProgramID: WVXFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe %1

ProgramID: Winamp.PlayList
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp\winamp.exe

ProgramID: RealPlayer.wvx.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: RealPlayer.wvx.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.PlaylistFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\BSPlayer\bsplayer.exe /open

ProgramID: GomPlayer.wvx
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GRETECH\GomPlayer\GOM.exe /open

ProgramID: CtraxPlayer.2.File
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\CtrxPl.exe /Play

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.PlaylistFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: WMP11.AssocFile.WVX
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open

ProgramID: ALShow.WVX
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ESTsoft\ALShow\ALShow.exe

ProgramID: QMP.playlist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Quintessential Media Player\QMPlayer.exe /open

ProgramID: GomPlayer.wvx
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\_Media\Players\GomPlayer\GOM.exe /open

ProgramID: QCD.playlist
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\quintessential player\qcdplayer.exeexec

ProgramID: qvodplayer.wvx
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QvodPlayer\QvodPlayer.exe -localfile

ProgramID: WMP11.AssocFile.WVX
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: stormplayer.wvx
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StormII\Storm.exe /play

ProgramID: RealPlayer.wvx.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Dhamu\Download\RealPlay.exe

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a wvx redirector is a special file format by Microsoft and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with WVX files

Associate the WVX file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open redirectors. Because only the current version supports the latest WVX file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Microsoft manufacturer website after an available Media Player update.
To make sure that your WVX file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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