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Some HTML5 videos (especially Vine videos) won't play on Windows. This can be worked around quickly by changing a setting.
Some HTML5 videos (especially Vine videos) won't play on Windows. This can be worked around quickly by changing a setting.
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{note}'''Note:''' This article only applies to Windows.{/note}
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Some HTML5 videos (especially Vine videos) won't play on Windows. You can quickly work around this issue by changing a Windows Media setting.
#[[T:aboutconfig]]
#Search for: '''media.windows-media-foundation.enabled'''
#Double-click the setting to change it's value to ''false''.
#Finally, reload the page with the video and it will work.
This workaround should cause the website to give you a Flash video. If you don't have Flash installed, see [[Install the Flash plugin to view videos, animations and games]].
{for not win}
{note}'''Note:''' This article only applies to Windows.{/note}
{/for}
Some HTML5 videos (especially Vine videos) won't play on Windows. You can quickly work around this issue by changing a Windows Media setting.
#[[T:aboutconfig]]
#Search for: '''media.windows-media-foundation.enabled'''
#Double-click the setting to change it's value to ''false''.
#Finally, reload the page with the video and it will work.
This workaround should cause the website to give you a Flash video. If you don't have Flash installed, see [[Install the Flash plugin to view videos, animations and games]].
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