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I have VLC 2.1.2 install on a Windows 8.1 laptop. I had no problem playing MP4 files, but lately I downloaded WMV files, and VLC is showing the following problems that I've noticed so far:
- it's difficult to close VLC (lagging few seconds after clicking the exit)
- even after closing VLC, the sounds is still there for few more seconds
- sometimes when you try to advance (by clicking on the progress bar ahead of where it's displaying), it just goes back to the beginning, sometimes it shows screens with colored squares.
ps: the same file can be displayed by WMP with no problem.

Is there anything that I have to do to display WMV files? Do I need to install additional filters?

This is the MediaInfo for my WMV file:

I do not have the problems that you have. I have Windows 8.1 on a desktop system that I built around a Gigabyte motherboard and using the onboard video hardware. I downloaded most of my WMV files from the Microsoft Chanel9 site. The following is the MediaInfo output for one of these files:

General
Complete name : f:\tmp\x.wmv
Format : Windows Media
File size : 50.8 MiB
Duration : 25mn 9s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 283 Kbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 183 Kbps
Movie name : Add Pen & Inking Capabilities to your
Windows Store apps
Performer : Alan Stephenson
Recorded date : 2013
Encoded date : UTC 2013-06-26 07:57:58.774
Copyright : Microsoft Corporation
Comment : Windows 8.1

Video
ID : 2
Format : VC-1
Format profile : Advanced@L2
Codec ID : WVC1
Codec ID/Hint : Microsoft
Description of the codec : VC-1 - VC-1 Advanced Profile
Duration : 25mn 9s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 48.9 Kbps
Width : 512 pixels
Height : 288 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.011
Stream size : 8.80 MiB (17%)

Audio
ID : 1
Format : WMA
Format version : Version 2
Codec ID : 161
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Audio
Description of the codec : Windows Media Audio 9.2 - 128 kbps, 4
4 kHz, stereo 1-pass CBR
Duration : 25mn 9s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 23.0 MiB (45%)

Please try VLC 2.2.0, where we fixed the WMV support.

I'm having similar issues. However, I can't find any VLC 2.2.0. It looks like the latest version is 2.1.3. Is the 2.2 version forthcoming? Or am I missing something here? Thanks.

Never mind, I found the nightly builds. Thanks.