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- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894) main PC
Hello!
I have been using Media Player Classic (aka MPC-HC) since Windows XP without issues. Back then the only audio output options were either Default WaveOut Device and Default DirectSound Device, so I use the Default DirectSound Device ever since. Recently I noticed a weird bug, after I had played some videos, suddenly the next video was silent. I checked and confirmed my audio card is working properly everywhere else. The same video plays with sound at MPC Black Edition or VLC. It was also playing OK in MPC-HC before this bug appeared, so it is not due to missing codecs. It is not due to configuration or other setting, as I did nothing relevant. Once the last video finished, I opened another, I didn't touch any settings.
Temporary fix: If I select the Default WaveOut Device, nothing changes, the video plays without sound. If I select the SaneAR Audio Renderer, the sound plays perfectly. Once I return to Default DirectSound Device the sound plays again for the first video but mutes for the next video! Weird! SaneAR Audio Renderer always have sound since probably it accesses the audio card independently from the standard Windows methods. But I would prefer to use the Default DirectSound Device as before. Anyone else encountered the same bug? Is there a fix? I haven't checked for any new MPC-HC version, could this bug be fixed in a newer version? I'm currently using version 2.3.9.28 from 29th January 2025.
I have been using Media Player Classic (aka MPC-HC) since Windows XP without issues. Back then the only audio output options were either Default WaveOut Device and Default DirectSound Device, so I use the Default DirectSound Device ever since. Recently I noticed a weird bug, after I had played some videos, suddenly the next video was silent. I checked and confirmed my audio card is working properly everywhere else. The same video plays with sound at MPC Black Edition or VLC. It was also playing OK in MPC-HC before this bug appeared, so it is not due to missing codecs. It is not due to configuration or other setting, as I did nothing relevant. Once the last video finished, I opened another, I didn't touch any settings.
Temporary fix: If I select the Default WaveOut Device, nothing changes, the video plays without sound. If I select the SaneAR Audio Renderer, the sound plays perfectly. Once I return to Default DirectSound Device the sound plays again for the first video but mutes for the next video! Weird! SaneAR Audio Renderer always have sound since probably it accesses the audio card independently from the standard Windows methods. But I would prefer to use the Default DirectSound Device as before. Anyone else encountered the same bug? Is there a fix? I haven't checked for any new MPC-HC version, could this bug be fixed in a newer version? I'm currently using version 2.3.9.28 from 29th January 2025.
- Windows Build/Version
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.4890
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894) main PC
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Acer Extensa 5630EZ
- CPU
- Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
- Motherboard
- Acer Extensa 5630
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 1
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x800
- Hard Drives
- Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
- Internet Speed
- VDSL 50 Mbps
- Browser
- MICROSOFT EDGE
- Antivirus
- WINDOWS DEFENDER
- Other Info
- Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom-built PC
- CPU
- Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
- Motherboard
- Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
- Memory
- 2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
- Graphics card(s)
- Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
- Hard Drives
- WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
- PSU
- Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
- Case
- SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
- Cooling
- Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
- Mouse
- Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
- Keyboard
- Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
- Internet Speed
- 100Mbps
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Windows Defender
- Other Info
- Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
