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> In Windows, I'm very careful about NOT signing in to anything Microsoft and then you try to look at a picture of your kids but it's a HEIC file from an iPhon
by unhammer 5y ago
> In Windows, I'm very careful about NOT signing in to anything Microsoft
and then you try to look at a picture of your kids but it's a HEIC file from an iPhone so Windows says you have to go to the Store and download Microsoft HEVC decoder which for some reason wasn't bundled with Windows but hey it's just a dollar oh that's nearly free we just need your credit card details and e-mail and make a user account and would you like a free newsletter with that LOOK OVER THERE whileweswitchdefaultbrowsers and check out what else is on sale today
- alexklark 5y agoBut who needs HEVC, when you have 3D objects.
- CraigJPerry 5y agoUsed to be able to get around this charge by using this link https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/hevc-video-extensions-from-device-manufacturer/9n4wgh0z6vhq?wa=wsignin1.0&activetab=pivot:overviewtab https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/hevc-video-extensions-from... Not sure it’s possible anymore though or what an alternative might be now.
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- jjoonathan 5y ago- the part that does the actual work is still the same format dialog designed by David Plummer one morning all those years ago