Unable to play many HTML5 videos in Windows 10 - MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED

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Bob2004

I recently updated Windows 10 to the latest release (20H2), along with several updates which had been pending for a while. This included the update to remove Adobe Flash player, which I suspect may be what triggered this issue. Ever since then, many videos will not play in any web browser, with the error "MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED". Youtube works fine, as do videos on some other sites, and playing videos locally in a different media player also works fine.


Here is one example of a non-working video I tried to watch today (sorry it's not in English - just wait a bit and the error will appear): https://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/senbatsu/video/player/6241841034001


I am not using an N or KN edition of Windows, so Windows Media Player is installed, and the Media Feature Pack is not available. I have made sure Windows is fully up to date, but not sure what else to do at this point.


I have tested Firefox, Chrome, Edge and Internet Explorer, and the issue occurs in all of them. It seems to be more common on Japanese websites, for some reason, and is especially common when trying to watch live streams.


Does anyone have any idea what might be the issue here?

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