Play WTV files in your browser
The TV recordings of Windows Media Center, which Windows no longer ships. Play an old recording right in your browser, and keep it as MP4.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your video starts playing the moment it opens, sized to fit your screen.
- Plays at once, sized to fit
- Play and pause • Drag the timeline
- Step frame by frame • Change the speed
- Export • Save as MP4 or MOV
About WTV
Windows Media Center recorded TV to .dvr-ms files from 2005 and to .wtv from Windows 7 on. Microsoft dropped Media Center in Windows 10, leaving many recordings that nothing on a new computer plays.
A WTV holds the broadcast as it came, MPEG-2 or H.264 video with MPEG audio or Dolby Digital sound, with the show's title, channel and air date.
No browser plays WTV by itself. Filepeek reads it, lets the browser decode H.264, decodes MPEG-2 and Dolby Digital with FFmpeg, and Export saves an MP4. Recordings marked copy protected stay locked.
Windows Recorded TV Show
.wtv • .dvr-ms
Format
- MIME type
- video/x-ms-wtv
- Made by
- Microsoft
- Released
- 2009
Inside the file
- Video
- MPEG-2 or H.264
- Audio
- MPEG audio or AC-3
- Keeps
- Title, channel and air date
- Made by
- Windows Media Center
Opens in every browser
No browser plays WTV by itself. Filepeek reads it and decodes it with FFmpeg in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
- YouChromePlays through Filepeek
- YouEdgePlays through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxPlays through Filepeek
- YouSafariPlays through Filepeek
Questions
How do I play WTV files on Windows 11?
Drop the recording on this page or press Peek a WTV. It plays right in your browser, with no Media Center.
What is a DVR-MS file?
The recording format of Media Center before Windows 7. It plays here the same way.
Why won't one recording play?
Shows the channel marked copy protected were encrypted for the computer that recorded them, and only it can play them.
Can I convert it to MP4?
Yes. Choose Export, then Save as MP4, which is often far smaller than the recording.
Is my video uploaded?
No. The video opens inside your browser and never leaves your device.