• 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)

AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = "C:\My Files\Movies\Avatar.mp4"
AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.Ctlcontrols.play()

This code will play Avatar in the axWindowsMediaPlayer.