How to download and use VLC App for Windows 10 from Microsoft Store

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VLC is well-known media player we all accept used at some time or other. The reason behind its popularity is the features it provided. The included shortcuts let us control the media play in a very easy manner, plus the audio and video aspect ratio tin can be configured in different means according to i's need.

So if you're like me and dear this player, here is good news for you. TheVLC player squad has released the player's modern app for Windows 10 users. And then if you're using Windows 10/8.1/8, yous can head on to Windows Store to get the VLC For Windows Store app.

We constitute the app quite easy to apply, but the shortcuts you lot've used with this desktop software aren't applicable to this Modern app. This is the main downside of the app. The app allows you to play media directly from the removable drives which might exist handy for you.

Here is what y'all're getting inside this UWP app

VLC Windows Store app

The app is quite good as far as the video playback is concerned. If you compare this app with Windows 10/eight's native Video app, there is nothing much indifference. The plus betoken for the VLC app is that you can move to a specific point of media play more sharply.

However, we can expect more options in the VLC app in futurity updates, like back up for keyboard shortcuts to control the play, tweaking aspect size, automatic loading of subtitles, etc.

The music department for the app can be a practiced alternative if you lot don't similar the built-in Music app. But for this section, sorry to the VLC guys, but I'll withal stick to the native Music app for playing music because there is nothing extra that could draw me to use VLC app.

Some nice visualizations could have been added in the background while playing music to enhance this section.

While in the native Video app, y'all can open any file using a modern style file browser, VLC's app lets you play merely the content which is in your Libraries section. So you lot can't play the custom location file.

However, the app consists of a section named External Storage, which yous can apply for straight playing the media from USB, DVD drives. Direct playing from media servers is too supported.

In the nutshell, VLC app could exist a skillful alternative for you lot, if you practise not like the born media apps on your Windows 10/8.

You can search for it on the Windows Store or click here.

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An Electrical Engineer past profession, Kapil is a Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Content Creator. Please read the entire post & the comments offset & create a system restore point earlier making any changes to your system.