(02-11-2016, 08:27 AM)lifegame Wrote: I was also facing a similar issue with my VLC player and I was not able to play .mkv files.
All you have to do is to right click on mkv file and select ‘open with’ from the shortcut menu.
Then choose default program and in the options dialogue box, check the “Use this app for all .MKV files” and then select VLC player.
It should play now. It worked for me, may it will work for you too.
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lifegame thank you for your suggestion, I will certainly try doing as you say and see if it works. Do you also use a Windows 8.1 operating system?
(02-12-2016, 07:48 AM)naruto100 Wrote: (02-11-2016, 11:41 AM)Minyah Wrote: (02-11-2016, 06:41 AM)kalyanign Wrote: I have some video files with .mkv extension. These files play on VLC player on another laptop but not on my desktop computer. I have a Windows 8.1 system. Can someone please help me play these files?
It must be an issue with the codec. Your system may not have the right codecs to render mkv files. Can you tell me the exact version of windows 8.1? ( like Pro, Pro N, Home etc ). If it is any version with an ending 'N', it means the media pack of windows is not installed, which can use issues with media playback (including online streaming). If it is the issue with codecs, then you can just install the codecs and fix the issue. I use K-litecodec, which is free. You can download it from here K-lite codec
That can be one of the reason. :idea: If we don't have codec installed properly on our system then video player may behave malfunction. You are quite right on it. By installing proper codec again this problem can be solved. It is worth to try it out.
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naruto100, I use Windows 8.1 Pro and the VLC player came installed with it, so it must be the latest version. Anyway, I will check it again and see, otherwise will install the codes as you have suggested. :)
