Roku Media Player no longer finds media
I have noticed this happens every time there is a windows update. It's so frustrating. I have a lot of TV show files I watch via Roku Media player and sometimes it is weeks before I can get it to work again.
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Hi Dolllovindude,
Thank you for posting here in the Roku Community!
We appreciate you letting us know about your streaming issues with Roku Media Player. We want to collaborate with you to determine what went wrong. Please tell us more details so that we can better understand the problem you are having.
- Are you getting any error messages or error codes while trying to play content?
- What troubleshooting steps have you taken so far?
- What software version is your Roku device currently running? (Check on Settings > Systems > About)
- Have you tried removing the app, restarting your system, and adding the app again?
We are eager to hear from you and investigate this matter further. Thank you,
Kind regards, Eunice
I have actually contacted and spoken with someone at Roku, and they went through all kinds of trouble shooting steps with me. Uninstalling and reinstalling the app, they tried all kinda of things. They then escalated it and I have never heard anything back, this was months ago now, so Roku apparently has no intention of getting back to me to resolve the problem. It is very frustrating. When I go to my media folders and try to go to a video, it says there is no compatible media in that folder, even though all my video's are M4A files and work just fine 90% of the time. They there will be a window's update and poof it doesn't work again. No settings have been changed. It says sharing is enabled
Hi, Dolllovindude
We appreciate you for keeping us posted.
Thank you for sharing the information with us. We're sorry for the difficulties you are facing and would like to extend our assistance to help you resolve the issue.
To ensure prompt and effective support, we will forward your concern to the Roku team responsible for addressing such matters. We kindly request you provide additional information regarding the issue to expedite the resolution process. This will enable us to investigate the matter more thoroughly and address the issue in this matter. Please provide the information below:
- Roku device model, serial number, device ID, and software OS/version. (These can all be found in Settings > System > About).
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- Tracker ID when this issue occurs. (When you see this issue occur, press the Home button 5 times, followed by the Back button 5 times, and provide us with this ID).
- A photo or video clip referring to the issue,
After gathering the necessary information, we will send it to the Roku team that specializes in investigating such matters. They will conduct a thorough analysis of the details you have provided and proceed to take the necessary action to resolve the issue.
Best wishes,
Kash
Running into the same or very similar issue with our Roku. We have used Roku Media Player to connect to our Windows Media Player for a couple of years now. Lately (last few weeks) when I open up Roku Media Player and try to download our music a message comes up on Roku Media player "connecting to DLNA Media Server" but then it never connects. Windows Media Player is set to "automatically allow devices to play my media" under "streaming options". This is the way it has always been for almost two years and seldom did we have any issues. Now I have been repeatedly trying it for over a week now and no satisfactory results. I have uninstalled Roku Media Player and reinstalled a couple of times in the last week and nothing changes. I guess I am back to my old Sony Walkman. Disappointing that with all our technology today I can't use Roku to play my music from any of my media players on my computer. I guess its like everything else in our world. It is all about money, control and power.
