Windows media player suddenly stops playing

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If you don't store a reference to the MediaPlayer s as field but only in local variables they are likely going to be gargabe collected. This might happen delayed as MediaPlayer uses unmanaged resources that would require a Dispose before being freed. To fix your problem consider storing a reference to the MediaPlayer s in a field. If you would like to repeat the audio which does not work very well you can subscribe the MediaEnded event in order set the position back to the beginning and start playing again.

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