When playing .MKV files using Windows Media Player*, subtitles may be displayed despite being explicitly turned-off within WMP. To address this problem, note that, since WMP has no native support for some file formats such as .MKV, WMP loads one or more third-party codecs when playing such files, depending upon which codecs are installed. When playing these files, the control interface for the loaded codecs appears in the Action Center of the Notification Area on the Taskbar. In my case, three codec interfaces appear as (hidden) icons in the Action Center: ffdshow, Haali Media Splitter, and DirectVobSub. Right-clicking on each displays a menu. Some menu items actually display additional menus for setting the defaults for these individual codecs. ffdshow has no direct control over subtitles. Of the other two, settings for Haali Media Splitter, whether default or while running, has no effect. However, DirectVobSub has options for showing or hiding subtitles. Checking the "Hide Subtitles" option solves the issue.
*Windows 7 Home Premium SP2, Windows Media Player 12
**PS: To determine the version of WMP while it is running, click on the Switch Library button at the upper-left corner. This will display the menu; select Help, About WMP. To return to view the video, select View, Now Playing.
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