[Windows app] VLC updated with several enhancements

The VLC team has released an updated version of their popular VLC Player on the Windows Store, with support for Windows 8.1 devices. The update features completely new design, huge performance improvements and its now more stable compared to previous versions. VLC Player works with a wide range of media formats, streams and discs.

You can download the latest version directly on your device through the Windows Store or by using the following link:

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Price	Free
Requirements	Windows (x86 and x64)

VLC Player for Windows version 0.1.0 beta has the following new features and improvements:

• Now using libVLC 2.2.0 core
• Redesigned interface
• Huge performance improvements
• Use of Winsock for networking instead of WinRTsock
• Implemented Windows 8.1 widgets support
• Moved interface code to Universal to prepare Windows Phone 8.1 port

The VLC team notes that while this release is still x86-only, they have made great advances on the ARM port. There’s still no release date for the Windows Phone port.