VideoBinary

`video/x-ms-wmv`

Windows Media Video

Reference for video/x-ms-wmv, Microsoft's proprietary video format used in Windows Media Player and legacy systems.

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Expected extensions: .wmv

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: video/x-ms-wmv

Associated File Extensions

.wmv

Quick Facts

MIME Type	video/x-ms-wmv
Category	Video
Type	Binary
Extensions	.wmv

Common Usage

WMV was Microsoft's proprietary video format, used in Windows Media Player and early streaming services. It supported DRM for content protection.

While largely replaced by MP4, WMV files are still found in corporate archives, training videos, and legacy Windows applications.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.wmv" type="video/x-ms-wmv">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="video/x-ms-wmv" src="file.wmv"></script>

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('video/x-ms-wmv');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'video/x-ms-wmv' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    video/x-ms-wmv  wmv;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type video/x-ms-wmv;
}