VLC and Windows 10

pp111 · 10 Mar 2021 at 17:09

Does anyone know of a way to STOP VLC from keeping Windows 10 from going to sleep? I often find that VLC has kept the PC on all night, so I want the PC to switch off after a few hours of inactivity. Problem is that VLC seems to switch off the normal Windows sleep timer.

Also, does anyone know how to force Windows to switch off, ignoring badly behaved software? Even when I use the command shutdown.exe -s -f -t 00 Windows stops and says "application is stopping Windows from closing".

It's like OMG just shut the hell down will you!

Deleted member 77746 · 10 Mar 2021 at 17:17

uninstall it completely and install; MPC-HC

Home · MPC-HC (mpc-hc.org)

spidiweb7 · 10 Mar 2021 at 20:10

If you open the preferences, bottom left there is a toggle between simple and all. If you click all and then scroll and click on video (towards the bottom), in there i believe unchecking "Disable Screensaver" will help you out. Of course you will need to bump your screensaver time if it's shorter than whatever you watch normally.

BigBoy · 10 Apr 2021 at 19:04

Bouton Aide said:
uninstall it completely and install; MPC-HC

Home · MPC-HC (mpc-hc.org)

Why on earth would you want to use software that's not been updated in 5 years?

Orcvader · 11 Apr 2021 at 16:49

BigBoy said:
Why on earth would you want to use software that's not been updated in 5 years?

There's the fork MPC-BE which is still being updated, I've been using it for a few years now in combination with LAV Filters with no issues: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpcbe/files/MPC-BE/Release builds/

Murphy · 11 Apr 2021 at 17:12

Orcvader said:
There's the fork MPC-BE which is still being updated, I've been using it for a few years now in combination with LAV Filters with no issues: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpcbe/files/MPC-BE/Release builds/

The original was also forked so it could be maintained with bug fixes and people can contribute changes, I'd still use MPC-BE but thought it worth a mention.

philo-sofa · 11 Apr 2021 at 21:56

Murphy said:
The original was also forked so it could be maintained with bug fixes and people can contribute changes, I'd still use MPC-BE but thought it worth a mention.

I did not know this was a thing, cheers! Be good to use this over VLC again, always preferred MPC.

Orcvader · 11 Apr 2021 at 23:36

Murphy said:
The original was also forked so it could be maintained with bug fixes and people can contribute changes, I'd still use MPC-BE but thought it worth a mention.

Huh that's nice to know. Looks like this fork also includes the latest LAV Filters built in too so should be easier to jump into, although I do prefer MPC-BE's extra features (thumbnail seekbar preview for example) and well, the dark UI theme.

opethdisciple · 13 Apr 2021 at 10:28

Orcvader said:
Huh that's nice to know. Looks like this fork also includes the latest LAV Filters built in too so should be easier to jump into, although I do prefer MPC-BE's extra features (thumbnail seekbar preview for example) and well, the dark UI theme.

Thumbnail seeker is something missing from VLC.

seanyc5 · 17 Apr 2021 at 14:03

Another vote for MPC-BE(with MadVR)here. VLC was the king back in the day! I still don't think it can handle HEVC without stuttering, or maybe it can now.