@s390g2 said in Can't play certain videos:

Win10 N versions are lacking in basic media capability. They suggest the Media Feature Pack:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4134255/media-feature-pack-for-windows-10-n-october-2018

and the three codec packages at bottom of that page.

@s390g2 @leocg thank you very much for your help, kind sirs! ive installed Media Pack straight from the Settings->Apps->Features->Add Features. rebooted and everything works. thanks again!