Windows 10: VLC Hell

Hey All

Every time I go to download VLC Media Player, the download process stops at 0 then a small window at the bottom left of the screen pops up telling me the download may harm your PC and gives me a choice to keep or discard. But no matter which one I choose, the page from VLC becomes unresponsive and my computer functions cease and I have to manually shut it down and turn it on again for my PC function properly again.

I am using the official site to download it. I scanned with ADW Cleaner, Bitdefender + (Paid Version) and MBAM Premium (Paid Version). None detect anything. I always thought the official site was the safest. Am I doing something wrong?


OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro, 64 bit, Build 19041, Installed 20200628102850.000000-180
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3, CPU Count: 4
Total Physical RAM: 32 GB
Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600, 1024 MB
Hard Drives: C: 476 GB (379 GB Free);
Motherboard: Dell Inc. 00V62H, ver A00, s/n /HQWZM22/CN7220047I01JO/
System: Dell Inc., ver DELL - 1072009, s/n HQWZM22
Antivirus: Windows Defender, Disabled

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vlc screen shots with naming..

LMGTFY

This is your question literally copied from your post to google. The very first link is the FAQ page for VLC that gives you step by step instructions on how to do exactly what you asked.

 

sound but no video?WTF

Can you tell us what you're doing? Step by step? What program are you using? Like I say, if you're using VLC, any codecs you install won't help you at all since VLC doesn't actually look outside of its own libraries.

Just list the steps that you're taking.

 

vlc is not opening

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

This issue could occur when there are multiple VLC process trying to execute in the background or the player is corrupted, you can try the troubleshooting methods provided below to fix this issue.

Method 1: End duplicate process.

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc key on your keyboard together, it will open task manager.
2. Click on More details, if the task manager is open in minimal Window.
3. Unser the Processes tab, search for VLC process.
4. If you see multiple process Right click and Click on End Task for duplicate processes.

Method 2: Uninstall and reinstall VLC player.

If you still face the issue, I suggest you to uninstall and reinstall VLC player by downloading the latest version from the manufacturer website.

If you still face the issue, reply to this post with more information.

Hope it helps,

Amit Sunar

Microsoft Community – Moderator