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VLC is Wrongly Blamed for Microsoft Defender's Clumsiness

1 · Itsfoss · Aug. 13, 2026, 5:24 a.m.
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This post argues that the slow performance of VLC in playing MP3 files on Windows is due to Microsoft Defender, rather than VLC itself. It shifts the blame from the media player to the operating system's security features.
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