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My Name
03 August 2026
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021, build 19044, x64.

Add-AppxPackage falla con HRESULT 0x80073CF1: "carece del paquete
de la aplicación adecuado para la arquitectura x64".

Descomprimí el bundle y sólo contiene DolbyAccess_3.27.11071.0_ARM64.msix.
El AppxBundleManifest.xml confirma Architecture="arm64" y
MinVersion="10.0.22000.0".

CONCLUSIONES:
1. No se puede instalar en Windows Intel/AMD de 32 ó 64 bits.
2. No se puede instalar en Windows 10, que sólo llega al build 19045.
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kos
03 August 2026
@My Name

A note first: we shortened your review so it stays readable for other visitors. Nothing that mattered was removed.

You were right, and the manifest leaves no room for argument.

We have now added the 3.0.2204.0 packages for x64 and x86, which do install on Windows 10 from build 17763. The 3.27.11071.0 bundle is still available, but it is labelled ARM64 and moved to the bottom of the list.

We also corrected the system requirements on the page, which wrongly said Windows 10 1903.

Thanks for opening the manifest rather than just reporting that it failed - that is what made the problem obvious.
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Vivek
30 July 2026
Pls add

Version 3.0.12 (ARMv8 NEON
KO
kos
27 July 2026
@hector

Anything over 50GB is a 4K UHD Blu-ray, and that causes two problems. Most 2017 drives cannot read UHD discs at all, and no blank disc holds that much unless your burner supports BDXL and you buy 100GB BD-R XL media.

Easiest fix: skip the disc-to-disc copy and rip it to your hard drive with MakeMKV (free in beta). If it shows no titles, your drive cannot read the disc and no software will change that.

If you want it on a disc, you have to compress it. DVDFab can shrink it to a BD-25 or BD-50, or use BD Rebuilder plus ImgBurn for a free route.
KO
kos
27 July 2026
Hey rei,

That message is VLC's way of saying it went to the address and found nothing there. MRL just means Media Resource Locator, which is VLC's word for the link you gave it. It almost never means VLC is broken.

With a big list like this one, the usual cause is simply that the individual stream is dead. Free IPTV channels go offline constantly, and any list will have some that no longer work. The other common causes are opening the playlist with Media > Open File instead of Media > Open Network Stream, or a stray space that got copied along with the URL.

We wrote up every cause and fix here:
https://www.free-codecs.com/guides/vlc-unable-to-open-the-mrl.htm

Also worth doing before you load a big list: run it through the M3U Checker at:
https://www.free-codecs.com/app/m3u-checker/ and export only the channels that respond. It strips out the dead ones so you are not clicking through failures.
KO
kos
26 July 2026
@levi

Yes, it works offline, it's a desktop software.
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Tedd
26 July 2026
I didn't know it was EU, AND france.
That doesn't sound like a good idea.
Related to coding or privacy.
TE
Tedd
26 July 2026
Lets see a Floorp portable.
Which shouldn't be any problem with FF.
Portable is the final proof of any browser concept.
CA
Carlos
26 July 2026
É o Melhor Codec que exitem meus parabénz
PM
privacy matters
24 July 2026
one of the biggest anti privacy browser
KO
kos
22 July 2026
@writer & Norma

It looks like HEVC Video Extensions from the Device Manufacturer v2.4.43.0 is the last version that works with Windows 10. We're updating the page to reflect this.
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rei
22 July 2026
Your input can't be opened
VLC is unable to open the MRL '-removed-'. Check the log for details.
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noski
21 July 2026
thanks boss, i hope your pillow stays always cold in this heat wave lol
Excellent

@hector Anything over 50GB is a 4K UHD Blu-ray, and that causes two problems. Most 2017 drives cannot read UHD ...

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