Question How to install libdvdcss-2.dll (any non-Microsoft MPEG-2 video extension) on Windows 10

[Gene3]

I would like to watch video from MPEG-2 files using Windows Media Player and Movies & TV without installing MPEG-2 Video Extension from Microsoft Store. Can I install libdvdcss-2.dll to substitute? Is there any other widely available MPEG-2 video extension to allow to do only that?

 

[Math Geek]

i use the K-Lite codec pack which includes media player classic.

it will play anything and everything you throw at it. no clue if installing it will let win 10 mdia player use the code as i have not used any other media player in a very long time. won't hurt to try and the included MPC will certainly play the files.

https://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm

 

[Gene3]

Installing K-Lite codec pack does not make its codec available outside K-Lite and thus MPC is included.
I am looking for a method to make libdvdcss-2.dll available to all Windows apps or particular ones. Is it not enough to copy it to a particular directory, as in the case of HandBrake (the folder w/ its *.exe file)? Maybe to add a line to Windows registry, etc.?

 

[Math Geek]

sorry no idea. long time ago when i needed to play a file, i found this pack, installed it and never looked back.

last time i used media player was back when media center was still a thing. been using MPC and this codec pack ever since.

quick google search turned up this

https://www.videoconverterfactory.com/tips/codecs-for-windows-media-player.html

part 3 seems to explain how to install the codec pack i suggested and use it with media player.

any search about codec packs all point to k-lite as it is the best

 

[Gene3]

I did not want also to install VLC media player, which uses the same codec pack. I wanted to install only MPEG-2 codec. So, yesterday, I tried to install codec for only several video formats from K-Lite Codec Pack Basic v. 17.3 using the Advanced Installation Mode and it did not work. But, today, I install the new (released today) v. 17.3.5 using the Normal Installation Mode while accepting all defaults and it did work.
So the problem was solved. K-Lite Codec Pack Basic v. 17.3.5 is the software to install using the Normal Installation Mode, as the Advanced Installation Mode is a minefield requiring a really advanced expertise.
Thank you for the help.

 

[Math Geek]

glad it worked. pretty much any search for "i need a codec" points at that pack.

you should be good to go for anything and everything now even with the basic pack. i use the standard one but using the included MPC does make it easy to use standard settings and just let it go.