# MPC-HC

Application: MPC-HC team

Dem still dey call am media player classic, mpc hc, mpc-hc clsid2

MPC-HC team, System

Media Player Classic Home Cinema, usually na di clsid2 Windows fork. Di process na mpc-hc64.exe. E no be VLC.

## Wetin you need know

MPC-HC na di Classic fork. VLC na different decoder and different icon.

mpc-hc64.exe na compact player. Current Windows builds dey come from di clsid2 fork. VideoLAN installer na different product with different process name.

- **Wetin e be?**: Small Windows video player

  **Same thing as VLC?**: No. Na different project and decoder tori

  **Which build?**: clsid2 GitHub releases na di normal ones wey dey current

Feex tok say

If person send you mpc-hc64.exe from codec pack, I go delete am come take di clsid2 release instead. Dat one still no be VLC, and I no go install filter pack just sake of say one 2011 forum talk am.

## Wetin be MPC-HC?

MPC-HC na small Windows video player. PC-dem wey dey now usually dey run mpc-hc64.exe from di clsid2 fork.

## If you never use am before

If file refuse to play inside Films & TV and you want small player wey get right-click menu, na MPC-HC be dis. Get di current Windows build from di clsid2 GitHub releases wey di project dey point to, no be 2017 SourceForge leftover. E no be VLC. E no dey come with di orange cone, and before-before e lean on LAV and system filters instead of VideoLAN all-in-one decoder.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Local video**

Open MKV, MP4, and AVI from Explorer. VLC dey play di same files with different UI and decoder tori.

**External filters**

LAV and other DirectShow filters still dey show face for MPC-HC tori. VLC no dey ask you make you install dose filters first.

**Minimal chrome**

Fullscreen and thin context menu. No VideoLAN playlist-first window dey here.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey still dey call am Media Player Classic when wetin dey dia mind na small video window
- Users wey dey follow guide wey mention mpc-hc64.exe
- Anybody wey suppose jump 2010s codec pack wey pack old MPC join body

## Current status

MPC-HC (2006) na current video player from MPC-HC team. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases.

## How old e be?

Media Player Classic start as small clone of di old Windows player. Home Cinema fork am for 2006. Upstream hang, and clsid2 builds na di normal living Windows download. One 2012 codec-pack CD wey pack MPC join body no be dis fork.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

clsid2 64-bit

Upstream (hang)

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E light for 1080p. 4K decode dey find more RAM and working GPU             |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Software decode of heavy files

  **GPU demand**: When hardware decode dey on

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| mpc-hc64.exe | 64-bit player window |
| ------------ | -------------------- |

## Startup components

MPC-HC no suppose start with Windows unless you add file association shortcut. To open video dey start mpc-hc64.exe.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\MPC-HC\\ |
| --------------- | ------------------------- |

## File formats

MKV, MP4, AVI, other containers LAV or di build list

## Common wahala dem

### Old SourceForge build

Upstream MPC-HC don hang. 2017 installer don stale. clsid2 releases na di normal current Windows path.

### Black video after GPU driver change

Renderer and hardware decode na player settings. Try another renderer before you go reinstall Windows.

## How to get unstuck

### Confirm say you get clsid2 build

Help > About suppose match recent GitHub release. Random mpc-hc.exe wey dey Downloads from pack na di wrong file.

### Switch renderer if di picture black or green

View > Options > Playback > Output. Na MPC-HC setting be dat, no be say di GPU don die by imself.

### No add codec pack put beside am

Current builds already dey cover common files. Extra filter exes from portal na di normal wahala.

## Alternatives

VLC if you want one decoder without filter tori. mpv if you want keyboard-first window. Films & TV if di file na simple MP4.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases ](https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [mpc-hc.org/ ](https://mpc-hc.org/)Vendor support                                                                |
| Official site | [mpc-hc.org/ ](https://mpc-hc.org/)Start here, no be random exe host                                             |

## Related hardware

Hardware decode dey help 4K. Older iGPU fit still play 1080p for software.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[mpv: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/mpv/)[VLC media player: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/vlc-media-player/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [MPC-HC official site ](https://mpc-hc.org/)· Vendor product page
- [MPC-HC help ](https://mpc-hc.org/)· Vendor support
- [clsid2 MPC-HC releases ](https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases)· Normal current Windows builds
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: MPC-HC team

  **Category**: Video player

  **Process**: mpc-hc64.exe

  **License**: Open source

  **First released**: 2006

  **Official site**: [mpc-hc.org](https://mpc-hc.org/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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