One of the less pleasant news in this autumn’s major upgrade of Windows 11 (24H2) is that the built-in support for Dolby Digital audio is removed.
If you have files that use the codec in question, i.e. AC-3, you will not be able to play them in Windows Media Player or other accompanying apps.
Microsoft points out in a support document that the change only applies to new installations. Updating your current system will not remove support for Dolby Digital.
This isn’t a show-stopper though. You can also use third-party applications like the legendary do-it-all VLC to play Dolby Digital files if desired. That can’t be said for all the other Windows 11 features disappearing soon, however.
This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.
