Microsoft Defender vs. VLC: Which Is Causing MP3s to Take 30 Seconds to Load?
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Microsoft Defender vs. VLC: Which is causing MP3s to take 30 seconds to load?
A dramatic saga is unfolding on X, and VLC and Microsoft Defender are at the center of it. Things kicked off when video game designer Jonathan Blow criticized the open source community due to an issue he had with VLC.A curious issue causes MP3 files to take a while to open in VLC. In some cases, opening a file can take over 30 seconds."Finally switched *away* from VLC *to* Microsoft Media Player, because VLC now takes 33 seconds to start playing…
Jonathan Blow shares on X that he decided to switch from VLC to Microsoft Media player because VLC takes 33 seconds to start. Too long. VideoLan didn't wait to react and explain why of the way: "It's because of a Microsoft Defender bug in a Windows 11 update, which magically quarantined the VLC plugin cache by Windows."Two solutions are possible: reinstalling VLC or regenerating the plugin cache. These solutions need to solve the problem.The sta…
After user complains about slow VLC to open an MP3 file, VideoLAN replied that the cause is Microsoft Defender Windows 11. VLC blames Microsoft Defender for delay to open on Windows 11
Yes, HIM AGAIN!! Jonathan Blow, the developer of Braid and The Witness, announced yesterday (August 12th) on X that he was ditching VLC... The reason? A freaking 33-second wait between clicking on an MP3 file and it starting to play, on Windows (of course). Seriously, half a minute to start a sound on a modern machine is ridiculous! So, he's gone back to good old Microsoft's media player. His point of view is that "an entire sector of open-sourc…
Microsoft Defender may mistakenly block the VLC player plugin, potentially causing users to experience freezes and requiring them to reinstall VLC.
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