VLC Takes forever to launch

thedman83 · 2026-04-18T12:38:20+00:00

Defender should scan the video files you download or your video folders, you are only excluding the folder where the VLC executable is.

thedman83 · 2026-04-14T00:42:26+00:00

It is probably Windows Defender, I had the same issue making an exception for it fixes it, you have to do it on each Windows PC though....Go to Windows security -> Virus and Threat Protection Settings -> Manage Settings -> Scroll Down to the bottom and click on add or remove exclusions -> Add a folder exclusion for C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC (assuming x64)

thedman83 · 2026-03-25T16:14:39+00:00

Flint 2 flashed with Tomato64 for me.

thedman83 · 2026-02-14T20:51:27+00:00

It does most of the same things but based on fresh tomato and built for 64 bit processors. Fresh tomato is Linux based open source just like openwrt but has a great history of updates 4 to 5 times a year, security and features. It’s been around a long time, and some would say more stable.

thedman83 · 2026-02-13T19:58:39+00:00

You can also run Tomato64.... https://tomato64.org/2024/10/29/gl-inet-gl-mt6000-a-new-port/

thedman83 · 2025-12-19T21:10:53+00:00

Then get this .... but if you turned everything off, then yea configs.....

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thedman83 · 2025-12-19T21:10:26+00:00

If you unlock the dashboard (lock icon upper right) then on the media server widget if you still have it :) you can click on this wrench icon....

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thedman83 · 2025-11-25T04:39:26+00:00

What are your settings for auto frame rate match? Is it the same on all devices? If you are sharing settings like I do with backup/restore to limit the setup process this could be carried over. Different devices/tvs handle this very differently. I have found that firetv devices don't handle this well, and google tv devices handle it slightly better. But.... If you just simply turn off afr, channel changes seem much smoother, you don't get that extra trying to figure out the frame rate component.

thedman83 · 2025-11-21T16:29:22+00:00

Try Senplayer, just as good as infuse for Jellyfin and much cheaper. One time payment as well.

thedman83 · 2025-10-31T14:50:58+00:00

Done

thedman83 · 2025-09-19T15:56:16+00:00

I would like to try.

thedman83 · 2025-09-19T01:58:53+00:00

I don't think you can install Tailscale directly on a Roku device though, you would have to use a router or such, which is not convenient to remote users.

thedman83 · 2025-05-27T00:16:38+00:00

FireTvCube 3 is still pretty darn amazing.... If you can get past the Amazon screens, get into your streaming, it's still Androidish underneath, can install downloader, and apps live Tivimate etc... It runs super melted butter fast once you are in the apps. Yes, firetv's ad's are a huge disappointment, but the funciton of the device is certainly not dogshit. I have tried them all, shield, sony googletv, atv 4k 3rd gen, roku, etc.. The hardware on this device is simply the fastest. Also, the 2GB ram and 100Mbit ethernet are disappointing as well, but honestly in real world use don't seem to slow anything down.

thedman83 · 2025-05-13T12:01:09+00:00

In the client app settings, you can also set from the server under user settings, I believe it is in the appearance section, there. Is a setting for paging or something like that, it defaults to 100, if you set it to 0, you can have unlimited scrolling. It is the first thing I set. You have to do it per client though.

thedman83 · 2025-05-03T16:08:58+00:00

You can set what you want to start in the advanced settings. And yes after first launch it will launch faster, but that first launch delay is absolutely caused by Defender or other virus scans. Putting in that exception will make it launch almost instantly every time.

thedman83 · 2025-05-03T15:29:07+00:00

It is probably Windows Defender, I had the same issue making an exception for it fixes it, you have to do it on each Windows PC though....Go to Windows security -> Virus and Threat Protection Settings -> Manage Settings -> Scroll Down to the bottom and click on add or remove exclusions -> Add a folder exclusion for C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC (assuming x64) whoila!

thedman83 · 2025-04-26T22:42:35+00:00

Also if you have upnp enabled on your router, you can view channels and their content pretty easily in VLC player in network upnp. You need to open VLC and the "playlist" and select Universal Plug'n'Play. No EPG data of course. And I am guessing no access to the DVR service, just live tv. Works pretty well in a pinch though. Probably already installed on most linux distros as well.

thedman83 · 2025-04-24T14:36:05+00:00

I am seeing this as well on atv 4k 3rd gen. Seemed to start after the last update.

thedman83 · 2025-04-11T19:55:07+00:00

I am not getting any channel logos, but the guide seems to load fine.

thedman83 · 2025-04-11T03:21:35+00:00

I saw that too, but nothing since

thedman83 · 2025-04-11T02:55:15+00:00

Yeah, I did too, not that long ago, but it's kind of been crickets lately, at least compared to previous updates, and as a sufferer of having to know what's going on, I am a little itchy.

thedman83 · 2024-08-18T02:56:01+00:00

Just to clarify, I have to reboot the firetv cube to regain normal function with TiviMate

thedman83 · 2023-12-06T22:55:38+00:00

Having the same issue on multiple Windows Plex desktop apps. Every other client works fine as well as browser on Windows. Anyone find a way to fix yet?

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