Windows 11’s modern media player is somehow worse than the version from 17 years ago

Microsoft’s modern Media Player for Windows 11 has received an Insider Preview update, but tests suggest it still uses more ...
The Tech Edvocate

How to play HEVC videos on Windows

Spread the love“`html Are you struggling to play HEVC videos on Windows? You’re not alone. As High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), also known as H.265, becomes increasingly popular due to its ability ...
ExtremeTech

Windows 11's New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges for Popular Video Codecs

Microsoft's new Media Player for Windows 11 is drawing criticism now that tests have found it to use far more memory than the ...
Windows Latest

Microsoft wants you on Windows 11’s modern Media Player, but it uses 3.5x more RAM and paywalls codecs

Windows Media Player gets new features in Insider builds, but it still to open a video, uses 3x more RAM idle, and can't play ...
AOL

How to add support for HEIC and HEVC files on Windows 11

If you plan to view pictures and videos from your mobile device on Windows 11, you will probably need to install the HEIF codecs. The High-Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) is a container for images ...
Ars Technica

Clarifying HEVC licensing fees, royalties, and why vendors kill HEVC support

You don’t notice good video compression—until it’s not there. For years, people have streamed high-resolution video without thinking about the tech behind it. But when companies clash over which ...