| Profile | Description | Profile name |
| 1 | WMA 8,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 8 kbps. | Video for dial-up modems or single channel ISDN (28.8 to 56 Kbps) |
| 2 | WMA 32,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 32 kbps. | Video for LAN, cable modem, or xDSL (100 to 768 Kbps) |
| 3 | WMA 8,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 8 kbps. | Video for dial-up modems or LAN (28.8 to 100 Kbps) |
| 4 | WMA 8,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 4 kbps. | Video with voice emphasis for dial-up modems (28.8 Kbps) |
| 5 | WMA 8,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 8 kbps. | Video with audio emphasis for dial-up modems (28.8 Kbps) |
| 6 | WMA 8,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 8 kbps. | Video for Web servers (28.8 Kbps) |
| 7 | WMA 11,025 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 10 kbps. | Video for Web servers (56 Kbps) |
| 8 | WMA 11,025 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 10 kbps. | Video for single-channel ISDN (64 Kbps) |
| 9 | WMA 16,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 16 kbps. | Video for e-mail and dual-channel ISDN (128 Kbps) |
| 10 | WMA 32,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 32 kbps. | Video for broadband NTSC (256 Kbps) |
| 11 | WMA 32,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 32 kbps. | Video for broadband NTSC (384 Kbps) |
| 12 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 64 kbps. | Video for broadband NTSC (768 Kbps) |
| 13 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 128 kbps. | Video for broadband NTSC (1500 Kbps total) |
| 14 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 128 kbps. | Video for broadband NTSC (2 Mbps total) |
| 15 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 128 kbps. | Video for broadband film content (768 Kbps) |
| 16 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 128 kbps. | Video for broadband film content (1500 Kbps total) |
| 17 | WMA 8,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 6 kbps. | Audio for low bit rate voice-oriented content (6.5 Kbps) |
| 18 | WMA 22,050 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 20 kbps. | Audio for FM radio quality for dial-up modems (28.8 Kbps mono) |
| 19 | WMA 22,050 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 20 kbps. | Audio for FM radio quality for dial-up modems (28.8 Kbps stereo) |
| 20 | WMA 32,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 32 kbps. | Audio for dial-up modems (56 Kbps stereo) |
| 21 | WMA 32,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 48 kbps. | Audio for single-channel ISDN (64 Kbps stereo) |
| 22 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 64 kbps. | Audio for near-CD quality (64 Kbps stereo) |
| 23 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 96 kbps. | Audio for CD-quality (96 Kbps stereo) |
| 24 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 128 kbps. | Audio for CD-quality transparency (128 Kbps stereo) |
| 25 | WMA 22,050 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 32 kbps. | Video for color PDA devices (225 Kbps) |
| 26 | WMA 22,050 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 32 kbps. | Video for color PDA devices (150 Kbps) |
| 27 | WMA 22,050 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 32 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Color Pocket PCs (225 Kbps) |
| 28 | WMA 22,050 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 32 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Color Pocket PCs (150 Kbps) |
| 29 | WMA 8,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 8 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Dial-up Modems or Single-channel ISDN (28.8 to 56 Kbps) |
| 30 | WMA 32,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 32 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for LAN, Cable Modem, or xDSL (100 to 768 Kbps) |
| 31 | WMA 8,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 8 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Dial-up Modems or LAN (28.8 to 100 Kbps) |
| 32 | WMA 8,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 5 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Dial-up Modems (28.8 Kbps) |
| 33 | WMA 11,025 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 10 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Dial-up Modems (56 Kbps) |
| 34 | WMA 16,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 16 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Local Area Network (100 Kbps) |
| 35 | WMA 32,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 40 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Local Area Network (256 Kbps) |
| 36 | WMA 32,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 48 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Local Area Network (384 Kbps) |
| 37 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 64 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Local Area Network (768 Kbps) |
| 38 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 64 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Broadband (NTSC, 700 Kbps) |
| 39 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 128 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Broadband (NTSC, 1400 Kbps) |
| 40 | WMA 32,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 48 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Broadband (PAL, 384 Kbps) |
| 41 | WMA 44,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 64 kbps. | Windows Media Video 8 for Broadband (PAL, 700 Kbps) |
| 42 | WMA 22,050 Hz; 16 Bit; Mono; 20 kbps. | Windows Media Audio 8 for Dial-up Modem (Mono, 28.8 Kbps) |
| 43 | WMA 22,050 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 20 kbps. | Windows Media Audio 8 for Dial-up Modem (FM Radio Stereo, 28.8 Kbps) |
| 44 | WMA 32,000 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 32 kbps. | Windows Media Audio 8 for Dial-up Modem (32 Kbps) |
| 45 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 48 kbps. | Windows Media Audio 8 for Dial-up Modem (Near CD quality, 48 Kbps) |
| 46 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 64 kbps. | Windows Media Audio 8 for Dial-up Modem (CD quality, 64 Kbps) |
| 47 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 96 kbps. | Windows Media Audio 8 for ISDN (Better than CD quality, 96 Kbps) |
| 48 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 128 kbps. | Windows Media Audio 8 for ISDN (Better than CD quality, 128 Kbps) |
| 49 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 64 kbps. | Windows Media 8 Fair Quality based VBR for Broadband |
| 50 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 64 kbps. | Windows Media 8 High Quality based VBR for Broadband. |
| 51 | WMA 44,100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo; 64 kbps. | Windows Media 8 Best Quality based VBR for Broadband. |