There's something wrong with your machine or setup then, because h.264 is trivial for Sandy Bridge or later CPUs to decode in software, even disregarding Quick Sync. A Haswell CPU can decode HD AV1 ...

However, Windows 11 is not always an easy upgrade—especially if your PC is more than five years old. Microsoft's stringent hardware requirements mean a number of ...

I clearly recall all the hue and cry around Windows 11's compatibility when the iteration was first released in October 2021. At the time, a significant number of PCs were rendered ineligible for the ...

TL;DR: Microsoft has made it clear that users running Windows 11 on an unsupported PC should revert to run Windows 10 instead. This comes via an update to a support document that offered a workaround ...

However, Windows 11 is not always an easy upgrade—especially if your PC is more than five years old. Microsoft's stringent hardware requirements mean a number of ...

I understand the desire, but other than for curiosity sake, my tolerance for friction when it comes to restrictions companies place on software/OS has gone down over the years. If a company does not ...