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How to disable popup: "To improve video quality, you may need to install Microsoft’s Media Feature Pack"

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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.


Note by a forum Moderator Duplicate please continue with /questions/1140266 Sorry my mistake not a duplicate and the other question is not even from you. John

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. ---------- Note by a forum Moderator <s>Duplicate please continue with [/questions/1140266] </s> Sorry my mistake not a duplicate and the other question is not even from you. John

Okulungisiwe ngu John99

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I will give further info later but it appears the pref is

media.decoder-doctor.notifications-allowed
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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   !

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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.

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Sorry ;   I'm going to call for help.

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Duplicate please continue with /questions/1140266

Okulungisiwe ngu John99

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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

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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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Isisombululo Esikhethiwe

I will give further info later but it appears the pref is

media.decoder-doctor.notifications-allowed
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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.

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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.