Computer (sort of ) question

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3. It looks like Microsoft is not natively supporting the HEVC format.

Some articles say how to install extensions, but the one I like is downloading the free VLC player and that's that.

I love open source software. If you download it from an official site (NEVER CNET) it is solid and free.

🐧 https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ 🐧

Others.

https://www.howtogeek.com/680690/how-to-install-free-hevc-codecs-on-windows-10-for-h265-video/

SUMMARY
The HEVC codecs are no longer available for free on the Microsoft Store. You must download a third-party video player like VLC to play back HEVC video files, or pay the 99 cents for Microsoft's official codecs. We recommend against downloading the official codecs from unofficial sources.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/is-hevc-still-supported-on-windows-11/9f34ff18-36a5-4661-9809-59e171894814

https://geekchamp.com/how-to-install-free-hevc-codecs-on-windows-11-for-h-265-video/