Surface 2 suddenly stopped playing/supporting AVI file type

[Daniel Curry]

Another ridiculous thing to happen to my Surface 2, after my TypeCover 2 just sporadically decides when and when not to work.

 

[Laura united]

The same thing has happened to my surface 2 today. It can no longer play avi or mp4 or any audio files that it was able to play a week ago. Have you been able to fix this problem yet? Anyone that can help would be muchly appreciated.

 

[Solynia]

Had the same problem. Try to refresh Windows. Fixed it for me. Let us know if that works for you too.

 

[Saurabh3321]

Try this:
Right click on sound icon in taskbar > playback options
Double click on ’speakers"
Click on "advanced" tab
UNTICK "enable audio enhancements"
Apply and restart surface
The problem seems to be with audio firmware

 

[manison88]

Im looking into buying the surface rt but one thing i cant figure out is if it plays .avi files without any formating. I download a lot of torrent movies, seems like i can do that with some torrent apps but not sure if it plays .avi

so i guess my question is a simple one,,, does the surface 2 play .avi files?

 

[demostheneslocke]

I can confirm RT plays .avi

 

[Daniel Curry]

I've fixed it, I'll let you know tomorrow morning what I did.

 

[Saurabh3321]

Check for updates!
An update called "system hardware update" has fixed the faulty driver and your surface should again playback files normally.

 

[ctitanic]

I do not have any problems playing any type of files including AVI and MKV.

The best app for that Purpose to me is PowerDVD.