VLC Media Player is a really powerful multimedia player for Windows. It reads all kinds of media files quickly.

VLC media player only needs 3 seconds to run, then you just have to select the file and VLC will read it.

The program supports media: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4... DivX, mp3, DVDs, VCDs, and many more streaming protocols.

It can also be used as a streaming server in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high bandwidth network.

In addition, it can also read incomplete files which is great if you are downloading a movie and want to test if it is real or fake.

All these features make VLC Media Player (formerly VideoLan Client) one of the most widely used media players.