XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, rec.photo.digital   
   From: klee@unibwm.de   
      
   On 2/15/2026 12:05 AM, Maria Sophia wrote:   
      
   > The purposefully helpful summary for this PSA (so far) is that if someone   
   > with iOS and Windows devices desires HEVC thumbnails, metadata visibility,   
   > and Explorer integration without using the Microsoft Store or paying for   
   > the HEVC extension, then the Icaros freeware remains the most complete and   
   > privacy-preserving solution that has been suggested to date in this thread.   
      
   Years ago I installed a free codec from Microsoft on Win10 :   
      
   https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n4wgh0z6vhq   
      
   But now it seems not to be available in all countries.   
      
      
   You can download an old version from archive.org, but I don't   
   know if it is updated automatically by Windows update:   
      
   https://archive.org/details/microsoft.-hevcvideo-extension-2.0.6   
   931.0-neutral-8wekyb-3d-8bbwe_20231114   
      
      To Install unzip the file and open powershell as admin.   
      Run the following command   
      Add-AppxPackage "Microsoft.HEVCVideoExtension_2.0.61931.0_neu   
   ral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.appxBundle"   
      
      
   Or you can download the current version for example from:   
   https://hevc-video-extensions-from-device-manufacturer.de.uptodown.com/windows   
      
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