Windows 10: My window10 in 2022 would open Iphone .MOV files but now, in 2023 and 2024 they will not play?

Movie files from an I Phone downloaded in 2022 as .MOV play fine on my computer but recent I Phone .MOV files will not play, what has changed and how can I get the .MOV file to play on my computer?

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.MOV files play choppy

Trying to open .mov files on a computer, video will start fine for 3 seconds then freeze. Play for one second, then freeze again for 5 seconds. Happens with multiple .mov files.

Tried using WMP and VLC. Task manager is not showing signs of PC being taxed.

Ideas?

 

.MOV file will not play

You have 2 options:

1. Download and install Quicktime Player to play .mov: QuickTime 7.7.9 for Windows OR
2. Download and install Handbrake: HandBrake: Open Source Video Transcoder and convert .mov file to another format such as .avi or .mp4 then you can play with VLC or with Movies & TV App that came installed with Windows.

 

MOV Video File from iPhone 7 cannot be found in Win 10


I have the following equipment:

• iphone 7 (iOS version 10.2.1; storage: 256GB)
• notebook A (Windows 10 Home, with sufficient harddisk storage)
• notebook B (Windows 10 Home, with sufficient harddisk storage)

The iphone contains some image and video files including one .MOV file with size 4.6GB.

1. When I connect the iphone to notebook A by USB cord, in windows explorer all the files can be viewed except the .MOV file (as if it does not exist).
2. When I connect the iphone to notebook B by USB cord, in windows explorer all the files including the .MOV file can be viewed.

My question is: Why can't the file be shown in Windows sometimes? Any setting in Windows 10 may have impact on this?
Thanks!