Windows Media Metafile

audio

A media metafile is a file that contains information about other files. A metafile can be used to list a group of media content files that are to be played in order. The .wax metafile references Windows Media files with .asf, .wma, or .wax file name extensions. The .wvx metafile references Windows Media files with .wma, .wmv, .wvx, or .wax file name extensions. The asx metafile references Windows Media files with .wma, .wax, .wmv, .wvx, .asf, or .asx file name extensions.

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• Creator NXT 2reads
• Q1063722reads · freeware
• Windows Media Player, version 10reads
• Windows Media Player, version 11reads
• Windows Media Player, version 12reads
• Windows Media Player, version 6.4reads
• Windows Media Player, version 7reads
• Windows Media Player, version 8reads
• Windows Media Player, version 9reads

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Sources

• File Formats Wiki
• PRONOM fmt/584
• Wikidata Q298178
• Wikidata Q27894844

From Just Solve the File Format Problem (File Formats Wiki), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-24.

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