# Using axWindowsMediaPlayer in VB.Net
axWindowsMediaPlayer is the control for the playing multimedia files like videos and music.
# Adding the axWindowsMediaPlayer
- Right-click on the Toolbox, then click "Choose Items".
- Select the COM Components tab, and then check Windows Media Player.
- axWindowsMediaPlayer will be added to Toolbox.
Select this checkbox to use axWindowsMediaPlayer (opens new window)
Then you can use axWindowsMediaPlayer 😃 (opens new window)
# Play a Multimedia File
AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = "C:\My Files\Movies\Avatar.mp4"
AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.Ctlcontrols.play()
This code will play Avatar in the axWindowsMediaPlayer.