The MKV extension comes from the words “Matroska Video”.

The easiest way to play MKV files is by using the VLC player, which can be downloaded from this site.

In most cases, you can play MKV files with it, but since it doesn’t come with codecs of its own, MKV files that use RealVideo will not be played by VLC.

For situations like these, you can install the CCCP codec pack and use the Zoom Player that it comes with to play MKV files that don’t work with VLC.

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