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Preview Build Discussion / Ogg Vorbis Freezing + Fix (Windows 10 / 11)
« on: January 17, 2024, 02:19:54 PM »
Hello, I have been using Winamp for a fair number of years but I installed WACUP when I became aware of it. I made a forum account soon after discovering this.
At some point past the new year I lost the ability to play .OGG files on WACUP without it instantly freezing. After some digging it seems that a January 2024 update for windows 10 / 11 has caused .OGG files to freeze file explorer if renamed or deleted.
After uninstalling "Web Media Extensions" and restarting my PC, all playback problems have been resolved, this will also fixed windows explorer crashing. This will prevent the default Media Player from being able to play OGG files, however this is likely the best solution until Microsoft Fix the issue themselves.
I hope this helps anyone having issues with OGG playback on Windows.
Wikipedia article for Opus; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_(audio_format)#Operating_system_support
At some point past the new year I lost the ability to play .OGG files on WACUP without it instantly freezing. After some digging it seems that a January 2024 update for windows 10 / 11 has caused .OGG files to freeze file explorer if renamed or deleted.
After uninstalling "Web Media Extensions" and restarting my PC, all playback problems have been resolved, this will also fixed windows explorer crashing. This will prevent the default Media Player from being able to play OGG files, however this is likely the best solution until Microsoft Fix the issue themselves.
I hope this helps anyone having issues with OGG playback on Windows.
Wikipedia article for Opus; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_(audio_format)#Operating_system_support