Windows 10: HEIC / HVEC codecs unreadable in Windows 10.

After a recent factory reset on my OS, I started to realize that the newest format for image / video extensions HEIC and HVEC are now not readable by Windows 10. I started to use my newer I - Phone SE that always imports content with these extension outputs, I feel stumped as to why it's completely unreadable. Before my computer started to act up, everything was normal and I was able to comfortably edit the HEIC / HVEC files in Filmora Wondershare 9 without any problems. Successfully opened with Windows Media Player, Windows 10 Movies app and even VLC. But now after the factory reset, the files are now no longer unreadable.
There is a useless codec pack with extreme low reviews that I downloaded in the Microsoft store but that didn't take effect whatsoever.
Searched the entire internet for codecs that included HEIC and HVEC but to my luck, nothing.
As an alternate, I'm converting the files to mp4 via VLC and it works fine after opening it with Filmora Wondershare X.
But there is another hassle to that alternative way since I have so many video files with that extension and it will take hours for conversion on every one of them.
Final conclusion: Is there a codec pack I can download where Windows 10 can properly recognize HEIC and HVEC extensions?

Thanks,


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HEIC CODEC info needed

Can you please direct me to site to download a secure/safe CODEC for HEIC items? Thank you very much!

 

HEIC CODEC info needed

Hello LemP. Thanx for uour reply. I did search Google before sending my question & found multiple links to HEIC-to-JPG extensions or ‘apps’, but none were from sites I’d ever heard of so thought they may not be safe. HOW could i be sure of any of them?


Can you recommend one or more that you know to be safe? A Microsoft support tech said they aren’t permitted to recommend any specific links to help (!))

I wonder, also, why Apple doesnt make/provide a codec that opens HEICs on Windows hardware? They could write it in such a way as to keep it non-hackable, OR just provide it as freeware!

Just not sensible, or fair!