In early 2024, National Public Data, an online background check and fraud prevention service, experienced a significant data breach. This breach allegedly exposed up to 2.9 billion records with highly sensitive personal data of up to 170M people in the US, UK, and Canada (Bloomberg Law).

Codec packs add additional codec support to Windows. Apps like Media Player will then be able to play media files encoded in these formats. The following codecs packs are available: MPEG-2 Video Extension. Adds support for the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video formats. HEVC Video Extension.

If some Windows functions aren't working or Windows crashes, use the System File Checker to scan Windows and restore your files. Though the steps below might look complicated at first glance, just follow them in order, step-by-step, and we’ll try to get you back on track. Run the System File Checker tool (SFC.exe)

Review the tables under “Supported regions” for the countries included in each disc region. Some Blu-ray discs and DVDs are not region-encoded or are coded to all regions. Region-free Blu-ray discs and DVDs will play on any Xbox console.

Capture game clips and screenshots externally. To do this, connect a storage device and change your capture location. Plug an external storage device (USB 3.0, NTFS-formatted) into your Xbox. Note that storage formatted for Xbox games won't work for captures.

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Find your error code. If you've received an error code, we have solutions that can help you to resolve your issue. Just browse for your code in the list below. For additional PC help, go to: Fix gaming issues with the Xbox app for Windows. For additional console help, go to: Troubleshoot game issues on Xbox. Error codes. Collapse all. Xbox 360. .

PC Health Check app brings you up to date info on your Windows device health, helping you take action to improve your device performance and troubleshoot performance problems. It is periodically updated based on customer feedback to help you make the most of your Windows PC. How to open PC Health Check. In Windows, use Search on the taskbar to ...

Make sure you’ve linked your Movies Anywhere account with your Microsoft account: MoviesAnywhere.com. Once your accounts are linked, you’ll see your Movies Anywhere purchases among other movies you’ve bought and rented while you’re using the Movies & TV app on Xbox or your Windows PC.

If your media file is in a supported format, but won't play in PowerPoint, then you can either add a missing codec to your PC (described in the procedure below) or convert the media file to the recommended format. Converting your media file is easier than solving an individual codec mystery.