Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing

[jeonghan]

jeonghan last edited by

Issue: Since I have reinstalled Opera GX the other day, videos (except on YouTube) do not play.
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro N (Windows 10 64-bit)
Version of Opera GX: LVL4 (core: 92.0.4561.64), 106.0.5249.119
Tried Fixes: enabled and disabled hardware accelerator, reset browser to default settings, removed all extensions, cleared cache and cookies, checked if GX is updated to the latest version, updated all drivers and OS
Built-in Adblocker Status: Off
Built-in VPN Status: Off
GX Limiter Statuses: Disabled
Additional Information: Checked if it's an Opera GX exclusive problem by visiting the exact same sites using Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Both are working. Seems like it's a problem with Opera GX. I've also attached screenshots of what I've been seeing when coming across content with videos.

(9anime)

(Twitter)

Tumblr - this one shows a preview but is just stuck there.

Hoping to hear from you guys. Thanks!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @jeonghan last edited by

@jeonghan It's because Windows N doesn't have the proprietary codecs needed to play those videos. To solve the issue you need to install the media package for Windows N.

[jeonghan]

jeonghan @leocg last edited by

@leocg Already have it installed as reflected in the screenshot.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @jeonghan last edited by

@jeonghan Try uninstalling and reinstalling it to see if there is any difference.

[jeonghan]

jeonghan @leocg last edited by

@leocg None, unfortunately. Went to html5test though and saw that H.264 support was missing exclusively to GX, so I just went on to download the codec by itself. Thank you so much for assisting both here and in the server!

[Fanfanelli]

Fanfanelli last edited by

Hi,
I'm having the same problem. Could you please tell me what was the solution you found to solve it?

Thank you very much

[jeonghan]

jeonghan @Fanfanelli last edited by

@fanfanelli Hi! You should go to this website and check if some codecs are unsupported. On my end, H.264 was gone after I reinstalled GX (but not on other browsers though for some reason), so I just went ahead and reinstalled it from here (I'm on Windows)!

[Fanfanelli]

Fanfanelli last edited by

Thank you very much for your help. It works now!!!

[Fanfanelli]

Fanfanelli last edited by Fanfanelli

oh no, it worked for a moment but now it isn't working again.
I've checked the website and I think I have everything in place. Tell me if I'm wrong. I'm on windows 11 I don't know if it makes any difference.

[jeonghan]

jeonghan @Fanfanelli last edited by

@fanfanelli It definitely matters! You can check codecs for your specific OS here.

[Fanfanelli]

Fanfanelli @jeonghan last edited by

@jeonghan I've read the website you sent me but I can't find what it says on my PC. Is windows N the same as Windows Home? I have windows home. I've also installed the Media Feature pack for Windows.

[jeonghan]

jeonghan @Fanfanelli last edited by jeonghan

@fanfanelli You can press the Windows Button, type "About your PC", and it will show you your Windows specifications. Here's an example of what mine looks like.

Aside from the Media Pack itself, you also have to download the additional codecs listed in the website I sent you beforehand.

[Fanfanelli]

Fanfanelli @jeonghan last edited by

@jeonghan hi, thanks for all your effort. I have done everything you told me. I have windows media pack installed, the codecs listed, checked HTML 5 test. But it still doesn't work. I have checked what you told me about my windows. This is what I found:

[jeonghan]

jeonghan last edited by

@fanfanelli Have you tried these (1, 2) fixes?