How to Enable HEVC


kenakahn

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I installed the HEVC codec app from the Microsoft store. I verified that the app was installed. However, I can't play a video that I've been told requires this codes. The video plays fine in VLC because (I' ve been told) that it has this codec built in. How do I verify if the HEVC codec is actually enabled. If it isn't, how do I enable it?
 

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If the HEVC video is located in the *.mkv, then in the browser it is not played.
 

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Admittedly, I'm not sure of the correct way of testing HEVC in Windows 11 (at least if you didn't do an upgrade from older version where it was still included). I guess you can try the video in either Microsoft Media Player or Movies & TV (if you still have purchased content). I don't think it applies to browsers though. I use VLC, although Media Player looks better, but I even went to install K-lite Codec Pack...there was comments on the page at the time that you still needed to pay Microsoft for the HEVC support.
 

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kenakahn said:
How do I verify if the HEVC codec is actually enabled. If it isn't, how do I enable it?
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There is no enabling the codec, you download and install it , once installed it is automatically enabled. I am sure it should work with almost any media player. If you are trying to watch something within a browser , the codec does not work that way.
I am curious as to where you downloaded the codec from? If it was from any other source than the Microsoft store I wouldn't trust it. Also the HEVC codec is a paid codec from Microsoft , meaning it must be purchased. It was only offered for free for a limited time years ago.
 

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mp4-hevc.webp
 

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Thanks for the detailed response. I downloaded the HEVC app from the Microsoft store (for a low..low price of $0.99). I installed it and verified that Windows does recognized that the app has been installed. I tried running your command but it didn't work

> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | select Name PackageFullName PackageUserInformation | where-object {$_.Name -like "*hevc"} | FL

Select-Object : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'PackageFullName'.
At line:1 char:29
+ ... -AllUsers | select Name PackageFullName PackageUserInformation | wher ...

Can you see what I'm doing wrong. I am running power shell with admin.
 

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You omitted the commas and the asterisk after hevc. Try:
Code: 
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | select Name, PackageFullName, PackageUserInformation | where-object {$_.Name -like "*hevc*"} | FL
 

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You can check via edge://gpu whether it is properly installed and activable

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das10 said:
You omitted the commas and the asterisk after hevc. Try:
Code: 
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | select Name, PackageFullName, PackageUserInformation | where-object {$_.Name -like "*hevc*"} | FL
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Thanks.. I fixed the command that resulted with this

1755368391999.webp

From Media Player I then issued Help->About Media Player Legacy->Technical Support Information

1755368168864.webp
Issuing edge://gpu

1755368320580.webp
So the question is whether HEVC is actually installed and active and can be used to play MP4 videos from an app without the codec built-in (e.g. VLC).
 

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I don't have any HEVC .MP4 but I found a movie in .MKV instead.
They work fine with PotPlayer (I don't remember adding anything to it) and also with VLC (that seems to have a libpacketizer hevc plugin that I might have added). Too long ago to remember.
I got a screen capture from both. The movie is Dune - Part Two (2024) (1080p BluRay x265 HEVC 10bit AAC 7.1 Tigole)


PotPlayer:
PotPlayer HEVC.webp

VLC
VLC HEVC.webp
 

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