Quick Look no longer working on media files.
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Description
When trying to preview media like .wav, .mp3, .mov, .mp4 I get an error in corner of screen "Failed tp preview Swoosh.mp3 Consider reporting this incident to QuickLook's author"
Quick Look still works fine on images like .png and .jpeg. Also works on still on .pdfs
- OS Version: Windows 11 Pro / 24H2 / Build Windows 11 Pro
- QuickLook Version: 4.0.2.0.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure with the reported .wav, .mp3, .mov, and .mp4 files on Windows 11 24H2 using QuickLook 4.0.2.0, then trace the media preview path and compare it with the working image and PDF previews. Done means the reported media formats preview successfully without regressing images or PDFs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100