Microsoft attacks VLC

[d3athf1sh]

so some update in windows 11 is causing massive load times for VLC. Turns out windows defender is quarantining it's pluging cache, so actually it's probably breaking more than just VLC.

more info in this vid. the guy is over-energized and i've never heard of him before today:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_NMySNYx3s

also:
https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/...-defends-open-source-and-calls-out-microsoft/

https://www.tomshardware.com/softwa...developers-say-microsoft-defender-is-to-blame

 

[jfreund]

For anybody have this problem, reinstalling VLC should fix it.

https://xcancel.com/videolan/status/2087590352350064835

 

[DukenukemX]

Windows defender is trash. Way too often it just attacks perfectly not infected software, and it can sometimes drive me nuts.

 

[learners permit]

Shocking part is it took this long for them to make it a pain to work around.

 

[GotNoRice]

so some update in windows 11 is causing massive load times for VLC. Turns out windows defender is quarantining it's pluging cache, so actually it's probably breaking more than just VLC.

more info in this vid. the guy is over-energized and i've never heard of him before today

So are you actually having an issue with VLC on your computer or did you just get sucked into a clickbait video and took what the guy had to say as gospel? These "content creators" literally make their money by exaggerating or misrepresenting issues that don't really exist in practice. I'm using the latest version of Windows 11 on all of my computers, with Windows Defender enabled, and having zero issues with VLC.

 

[d3athf1sh]

So are you actually having an issue with VLC on your computer or did you just get sucked into a clickbait video and took what the guy had to say as gospel? These "content creators" literally make their money by exaggerating or misrepresenting issues that don't really exist in practice. I'm using the latest version of Windows 11 on all of my computers, with Windows Defender enabled, and having zero issues with VLC.

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/...-defends-open-source-and-calls-out-microsoft/

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/vlc-media-player-is-slow-to-start-these-days-anyone-else.32017/

https://www.tomshardware.com/softwa...developers-say-microsoft-defender-is-to-blame


but no i don't have an issue being i don't use windows 11

 

[GotNoRice]

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/...-defends-open-source-and-calls-out-microsoft/

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/vlc-media-player-is-slow-to-start-these-days-anyone-else.32017/

https://www.tomshardware.com/softwa...developers-say-microsoft-defender-is-to-blame

You linked two "jump on the bandwagon" articles from more places that make money from that type of content, that all reference the same post on X, and one forum post from a year and a half ago which may or may not even be related. I can believe that there are people having occasional issues with VLC, and I can even believe that in some cases those issues might be "caused" by Windows Defender. What I still haven't seen is any proof that this is an actual widespread issue.

so actually it's probably breaking more than just VLC.

Is that "theory" based on anything beyond your own personal dislike of Windows?

 

[sleepeeg3]

For anybody have this problem, reinstalling VLC should fix it.

https://xcancel.com/videolan/status/2087590352350064835

Uninstalling Windows 11 will fix it.

 

[Lakados]

It’s not just Windows Defender breaking things, I use Sentinel One, and it’s been flagging on a bunch of seemingly random things.

Most annoying.

 

[Sycraft]

Uninstalling Windows 11 will fix it.

Thanks but I'll keep using Windows as it works well, and VLC in fact works well on my Windows computer. I mean if you want to switch OSes because of a story from some dude online, go ahead but I'll keep using my system and not worry about it, thanks.