Windows 11 26H2 blighted by new audio issue
So are these codec updates 3 days ago What eldritch horror lurks behind Heathrow's information screens? It relates to decoding AC-3 (Dolby Digital) audio and can cause the application using the decoder to crash abruptly or fail to start at all.Identified after the September 22 Windows update, the issue mostly impacts older applications, according to Microsoft. "Many modern applications do not use Windows for this type of encoding and therefore will not encounter this issue.
- ▪So are these codec updates 3 days ago What eldritch horror lurks behind Heathrow's information screens?
- ▪It relates to decoding AC-3 (Dolby Digital) audio and can cause the application using the decoder to crash abruptly or fail to start at all.Identified after the September 22 Windows update, the issue mostly impacts older applications, accor
- ▪"Many modern applications do not use Windows for this type of encoding and therefore will not encounter this issue.
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