Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: Microsoft Defender Clashing With VLC Player https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/479864 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: Microsoft Defender Clashing With VLC Player en-US Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:20:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.2 mikiem2 on "Microsoft Defender Clashing With VLC Player" https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/479864#post-607346 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:30:51 +0000 mikiem2 607346@https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/

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Defender doesn't like VLC, at least currently. The discussion focuses on MP3s, though I wouldn't be surprised if other media formats weren't similarly effected. If you have problems the simplest fix is add the VLC folder to Defender's exceptions -- files in places it won't look at.