# VC1 Hardware Decoding Fails

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/vc1-hardware-decoding-fails/914423
**Category:** Plex Media Server
**Tags:** server-windows
**Created:** [April 23, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/vc1-hardware-decoding-fails/914423 "2025-04-23T03:39:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![allisonok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@allisonok](https://forums.plex.tv/u/allisonok)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/vc1-hardware-decoding-fails/914423/1 "2025-04-23T03:39:28Z")

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Server Version#: 1.41.6.9685  
Player Version#: 2025.13.0  
\<If providing [server logs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) please do NOT turn on verbose logging, only [debug logging](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201643703-reporting-issues-with-plex-media-server/#toc-1) should be enabled\>

I’m running Plex Media Server on Windows 11 with an Intel 12600K. Just stumbled on an issue where I can’t play VC1 files on my Pixel 8 Pro or my Sony TV unless I turn off hardware transcoding.

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### Author: ![aztbr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/aztbr/32/25297_2.png) [@aztbr](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aztbr)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/vc1-hardware-decoding-fails/914423/2 "2025-06-16T21:18:53Z")

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same here

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### Author: ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/vc1-hardware-decoding-fails/914423/3 "2025-09-14T21:19:03Z")

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