

- #VIDEOLAN VLC MEDIA PLAYER 64 BIT#
- #VIDEOLAN VLC MEDIA PLAYER 32 BIT#
- #VIDEOLAN VLC MEDIA PLAYER UPGRADE#
This should be obvious if you see the program in the 32 but directory, but nevertheless the first time I put the 64 bit bluray dll in the VLC folder and of course that did not work. That can lead to confusion if you thought it was checking your machine and downloading based on what it finds.
#VIDEOLAN VLC MEDIA PLAYER 32 BIT#
There are a few things that were not obvious along the way:ġ) If you run %appdata% on my machine it takes you to a folder called "Roaming" within the folder "AppData." That is where I put the "key." If you follow the directions to navigate to AppData, you may not end up in "Roaming."Ģ) At VLC, if you hit "DOWNLOAD" you get the 32 bit version. Since this process proved to be a little difficult, I am posting here for those who are interested.
#VIDEOLAN VLC MEDIA PLAYER UPGRADE#
Thanks for reading till the end of this article.I lost Blu-ray support with the Windows 8 upgrade and so came to VLC. The hacker group has a good history of attacking NGOs over the years. The attack was reportedly backed by the Chinese government.

While the government hasn’t mentioned any detail or reason behind the block of the VLC website in the country, it has been said that the government had banned VLC download from the official website as some cybersecurity experts claimed that a hacker group named Cicada based out of China used VLC to deliver malware. What could be the Reason Behind VLC Ban in India? Further, the organisation demands an opportunity to defend itself and revoke the ban.Ī copy of the same can be viewed here. VideoLAN demands DoT give it a valid copy of the document that mentions the reason behind the VLC ban in India. And that the banning of VLC URLs was in violation of its international obligations to protect free speech in India. In the VLC ban case, VideoLAN alleges that none of the rules was followed.

VLC has been one of the most popular media players in India. VideoLAN Demands from Government in Legal Notice Here’s everything you need to know about it. After which, VideoLAN has now issued a legal notice to these two government bodies. IFF says that VideoLAN was neither issued a notice nor was given a chance of hearing. Over the iconic media player’s website being blocked after a request from the Department of Telecommunications, a body working under the Government of India in March 2021.Īfter the ban, VideoLAN with the help of the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) filed a Right to Information (RTI) application to the DoT which was then transferred to MeiTY, which responded by saying that they have no information about it. VideoLAN, publisher of the VLC media player has issued a legal notice to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeiTY) in India.
