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I can confirm that this happens to a fresh install of Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit on my mac mini also. There is either a bug in VLC and/or Windows. To reproduce: 1) Have Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit installed. 2) install vlc-2.1.4-win64.exe (though other version does the same) 3) have a folder with some .mkv f...

I got it! In preferences there is an option "only allow in instance if started from file manager". It was checked and it is that one that makes the program sometimes crash! I guess, somehow windows closes the running instance but also tells the new instance vlc is already running. This of ...

Ok, I've got more information. VLC never crashes if I run it in terminal with the movie as first argument. I can play, close program and repeat fast any number of times without problem. However if I try open the file from windows file explorer (by pressing enter och double click) and then close prog...

No, not running any games. (no games installed).

Fresh install of windows 8.1 pro.
New motherboard, cpu, cpu cooler, mem. (All about a week old).
I know my CPU is not getting to hot and I have also run memtest a whole night without errors.
Computer is absolutely stable otherwise.

I get this random crash with 2.1.1, (have not tried 2.1.2), 2.1.3, 2.1.4
I tried 2.0.2 and kind of the same thing happens. Sometimes VLC just don't start when I dubbleclick a file. With this version though I don't get any error message that VLC has crashed.

Sometimes when I try to open a move (I have only tried .mkv) I get a crash right away. VLC does not even open its main window. Next time I start VLC It says VLC has crashed and asks if I want to send data to developers. This happens to files that otherwise opens without error in VLC. Sometimes it's ...