Windows Media Player Crashes when I load an Image Windows 10

When I load an image in windows media player using Windows 10 it freezes(in the Connecting state) and if I click the UI it crashes sometimes.

When It freezes I break out in Visual Studio and it takes me to this line wmpTest.Ctlcontrols.pause(); when I look at the state of Ctlcontrols in wmpTest it says "cannot evaluate expression because a native frame is on top"

UPDATE: when it crashes I get this message in the output window- The program '[6672] MyApp.exe' has exited with code -1073741819 (0xc0000005) 'Access violation'.

private void wmpTest_PlayStateChange(object sender, AxWMPLib._WMPOCXEvents_PlayStateChangeEvent e)
{
    if (e.newState == 3)
    {
        // playing

        wmpTest.Ctlcontrols.pause();//FEEZES here
        wmpTest.Ctlcontrols.currentPosition = 0;
        wmpTest.PlayStateChange -= wmpTest_PlayStateChange;
    }
}