I installed KB5035942 and unless I'm severely mistaken, the issue seems to be resolved.
Can anyone else confirm?
Big problems with M4A after updating to Windows 11 22H2
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Dear colleagues, after updating Windows 11 to 22H2, there were significant problems with playing files purchased from iTunes in .m4a (AAC, ALAC) format. This problem has been fixed by a lot of people all over the world and is especially evident on the DJ forums. Problems are observed with the quality of playback, and with the volume and with a number of other parameters. This problem is detected on software that uses the built-in Windows 11 22H2 codecs (on earlier versions, the problem is not observed), Windows Media Player, RekordBox, Serato DJ Pro, etc. On players that use their own codecs (VLC, iTunes, JetAudio HD, etc.) there is no problem. When converting m4a to mp3, there are no problems. What it looks like: https://youtu.be/WqAA12pfWjg and https://youtu.be/um3QSTuLg6s Software vendors fix this issue after the 22H2 update as well, label it as a Microsoft issue and offer a workaround, such as converting the entire m4a database to other formats, which of course is completely unacceptable advice with a database of several thousand files. https://forums.pioneerdj.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/12212808237337-RekordBox-5-8-7-m4a-problems Does Microsoft acknowledge the existence of this problem and when is it planned to release an urgent fix, since. the problem has been observed for a very long time and prevents normal operation?
Thanks in advance!
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Anonymous
2024-03-27T09:49:40+00:00 I confirm that KB5035942 solves the problem. At least a few tracks with which there were problems are now displayed and played normally. I hope that it will be the same with the others, although there is no more trust in Microsoft, but I hope that the two-year saga is successfully completed. True, as usual, Microsoft “completely accidentally forgot” to indicate in the list of fixable problems KB5035942 that our problem was also fixed, as if it had not been observed for two years. Honest guys.
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Anonymous
2024-03-22T10:59:17+00:00 In fact, do you think that Microsoft owes nothing? Seriously? But I don’t think so, Microsoft directly declares support for these formats: https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/topic/file-types-supported-by-windows-media-player-32d9998e-dc8f-af54-7ba1-e996f74375d9 But already from NOVEMBER 2022 they destroyed full-fledged reproduction and this continues to this day. There can be no requirements for RekordBox or other software, because it uses Microsoft codecs. Like Windows Media Player, which has exactly the same problems with these formats. If you like the fact that you cannot work fully for two years and are forced to find workarounds, then I don’t like this state of affairs. And yes, Microsoft owes it, and not just to me.
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Anonymous
2023-05-17T14:34:47+00:00 It,Thanks for reaching out! I'm Microsoft user like you.
Below are two official links with more information.
The first deals with mapped problems and the second with solved problems.
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Anonymous
2023-05-16T13:36:26+00:00 Thank you colleague.
The description of the problem has already been sent. There is information that the problem has been taken into work (according to other people) and they are looking for a solution.
https://forums.pioneerdj.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/12365013268889-RekordBox-5-6-m4a-big-problems