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Can this be used to enable the HEVC extension without a M$ account? It's so frustrating they can't license the patents as a lump sum.

e4m2 2y ago
You don't need this exploit. You could use a media player that doesn't need MS codec packs, but assuming this is not an option: 1. Go to https://store.rg-adguard.net https://store.rg-adguard.net. 2. Paste in https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n4wgh0z6vhq https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n4wgh0z6vhq. 3. Change ring to "Retail". 4. Download the file with an "appxbundle" extension. 5. Install it (might need to enable developer mode for this step; don't remember).
Stagnant 2y ago
The links to download the official microsoft signed HEVC installers can actually also be found at massgrave.dev[0] It truly is an awesome resource. 0: https://massgrave.dev/unsupported_products_activation#hevc-video-extensions https://massgrave.dev/unsupported_products_activation#hevc-v...
- throwaway48476 2y ago
  Awesome
Rinzler89 2y ago
Why would you need it? HEVC codec ships with the driver package from your GPU vendor.
- RockRobotRock 2y ago
  Why didn’t that work for me? I have an nvidia gpu
- esperent 2y ago
  This hasn't been my experience. Nvidia + Intel GPU drivers are installed but I still can't play HEVC with the default windows media player. MPC Black works fine though, and probably VLC too.
  - deeth_starr_v 2y ago
    This is my experience also. VLC does work as it has its own HEVC
dist-epoch 2y ago
You don't need to pay. You just need the direct link ms-windows-store://pdp?productId=9N4WGH0Z6VHQ ms-windows-store://pdp?productId=9PMMSR1CGPWG ms-windows-store://pdp?productid=9MVZQVXJBQ9V ms-windows-store://pdp?productid=9N4D0MSMP0PT ms-windows-store://pdp?productid=9N95Q1ZZPMH4
- Alifatisk 2y ago
  How do you get the direct link?
  - dist-epoch 2y ago
    I got them from reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/j58y6f/no_longer_free_windows_10_hevc_video_extensions/gggdy2z/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/j58y6f/no_longer... There are many articles with this workaround. Funny how it still works, almost 4 years later. This is not an accident, MS knows what it's doing.
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e4m2 2y ago

You don't need this exploit. You could use a media player that doesn't need MS codec packs, but assuming this is not an option: 1. Go to https://store.rg-adguard.net https://store.rg-adguard.net. 2. Paste in https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n4wgh0z6vhq https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n4wgh0z6vhq. 3. Change ring to "Retail". 4. Download the file with an "appxbundle" extension. 5. Install it (might need to enable developer mode for this step; don't remember).

Stagnant 2y ago

The links to download the official microsoft signed HEVC installers can actually also be found at massgrave.dev[0] It truly is an awesome resource. 0: https://massgrave.dev/unsupported_products_activation#hevc-video-extensions https://massgrave.dev/unsupported_products_activation#hevc-v...

throwaway48476 2y ago
Awesome

Rinzler89 2y ago

Why would you need it? HEVC codec ships with the driver package from your GPU vendor.

RockRobotRock 2y ago
Why didn’t that work for me? I have an nvidia gpu
esperent 2y ago
This hasn't been my experience. Nvidia + Intel GPU drivers are installed but I still can't play HEVC with the default windows media player. MPC Black works fine though, and probably VLC too.
- deeth_starr_v 2y ago
  This is my experience also. VLC does work as it has its own HEVC

dist-epoch 2y ago

You don't need to pay. You just need the direct link ms-windows-store://pdp?productId=9N4WGH0Z6VHQ ms-windows-store://pdp?productId=9PMMSR1CGPWG ms-windows-store://pdp?productid=9MVZQVXJBQ9V ms-windows-store://pdp?productid=9N4D0MSMP0PT ms-windows-store://pdp?productid=9N95Q1ZZPMH4

Alifatisk 2y ago
How do you get the direct link?
- dist-epoch 2y ago
  I got them from reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/j58y6f/no_longer_free_windows_10_hevc_video_extensions/gggdy2z/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/j58y6f/no_longer... There are many articles with this workaround. Funny how it still works, almost 4 years later. This is not an accident, MS knows what it's doing.
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