How to Install VLC Media Player on Windows?

VLC (or VideoLAN Client) media player is a lightweight application created by an open-source development group known as the VideoLAN project. This video and media player has been leading the industry for years in terms of popularity, and it’s not hard to see why. You can use a VLC media player to open audio and video files in just about any format without having to hunt down extra codecs. VLC also works for streaming media such as podcasts and online radio stations. But perhaps the greatest VLC media player feature is playback control. You can change almost everything about how your media is displayed from hardware optimization to adding subtitle files from third-party sources.  It is very easy to use.

Installing VLC Media Player  on Windows:

Follow the below steps to install VLC Media Player on Windows :

Step 1: Visit the official VLC  website using any web browser. 

👁 official VLC website

Step 2: Click on Download VLC.

👁 download VLC

Step 3: Now check for the executable file in downloads in your system and run it.

👁 executable file

Step 4: It will prompt confirmation to make changes to your system. Click on Yes

👁 confirmation to make changes to your system

Step 5: The next screen is to choose your setup language which you want to choose and click on OK.

👁 choose your setup language

Step 6: The setup will start now click on next. 

👁 setup window

Step 7: The next screen will be of License Agreement, click on Next.

👁 License Agreement

Step 8: Next screen is of choosing components, all components are already marked so don’t change anything just click on the Next button.

👁 choose components

Step 9: The next screen will be of installing location so choose the drive which will have sufficient memory space for installation. It needed a memory space of roughly 171.2  MB. Click on the Next button.

👁 choose installing location

Step 10: After this installation process will start and it might take 2 - 5 minutes depending on your computer speed and specification to complete the installation.

👁 installing vlc on windows

Step 11: Click on the Finish button after the installation process is complete.

👁 finish installation

At this point, VLC Media Player is successfully installed on the system and an icon is created on the desktop.

👁 vlc icon

Run the software and see the interface.

👁 vlc interface

Congratulations!! At this point, you have successfully installed VLC Media Player on your Windows system.