How to disable popup: "To improve video quality, you may need to install Microsoft’s Media Feature Pack"
I have "N" version of Windows 8.1. I am aware of it's media limitations. I don't want to install MS Media Feature Pack. I don't want to see this message displayed over and over again: "To improve video quality, you may need to install Microsoft’s Media Feature Pack". I would appreciate if somebody told me how to get rid of this message.
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Duplicate please continue with /questions/1140266 Sorry my mistake not a duplicate and the other question is not even from you. John
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I will give further info later but it appears the pref is
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Hi !
It would probably be best if you posted this question here:
answers.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/forum/windows_10
(also for Windows 8.1)
Good luck !
Thanks for quick answer, however it's not helpful. The message has nothing to do with Windows - it is displayed by Firefox. I think I described clearly: I have N version of Windows, it lacks some media features and I don't want Firefox to constantly remind me that. I have attached a screenshot of the message.
Sorry ; I'm going to call for help.
Duplicate please continue with /questions/1140266
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OOPs sorry j4gf3l
I got confused with a couple of links and accidentally closed this as a duplicate. Re-opening the question now
Installing the Media Pack s the obvious solution. Just wondering what reasons you have against doing that.
What media are you using when you see these errors can you give an example of a public site/stream where you see this please ?
I will try to find out more about the info bar or error message and try to see how it can be turned off.
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I will give further info later but it appears the pref is
media.decoder-doctor.notifications-allowed
Thank you for your time. It seems that setting the value of the pref "media.decoder-doctor.notifications-allowed" to "none" solved my problem. So far the browser seems to be working OK and no pop up is shown. Once again - thank you.
The example site where pop-up was displayed is Twitter.
Regarding the Media Pack installation - it's just my choice, I try to limit the amount of crap installed on my machine. I don't want Windows Media Player with it's ability "to play DRM content" (I am happy with VLC) and other useless for me apps that come with this pack. I have also removed Silverlight and I am completely fine.
Firefox itself tries to give you the ability to play DRM content, I must admit it is not something I usually need. Thanks for posting back and marking the solution.