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The thread discusses an issue where videos transferred from an iPhone 4S to a Windows 8.1 laptop fail to play, cause frequent crashes, and disrupt folder access, even after restoring the iPhone. The original poster describes the problem after copying files via USB, with both Windows Media Player and Photos app failing to open the videos. A respondent mentions that others have experienced similar crashes related to updating Windows 8.1, linking to a forum thread about Windows 8.1 update issues causing MOV file crashes, suggesting a possible software or compatibility problem rather than an issue with the videos themselves.

AndrewM96

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I took some videos on my iPhone 4S which I wanted to transfer to my Windows 8.1 laptop. I did it in the usual way where I connect it to USB, go into the device on My PC and drag/copy the videos over to another folder. The videos won't play, however. Whenever I try to play them (default through Windows Media Player) the window for WMP come up but straight away it says not responding and that it has to close. I usually put them in a Pictures folder and play them through the Photos app but that doesn't work either. Soon after, whenever I even tried to open the folder I put them in, the folder crashes the second I open it, meaning I can't even get to them to delete them. It's also done stuff like made my desktop background disappear etc. However, older videos I took on the same iPhone still work fine.

I contacted Apple support thinking it was something wrong with the iPhone/video files and they told me to restore the device and that would solve the problem if it was in the iPhone. I did this, took another video and it still came out the same on my laptop.