ExtremeTech

VLC for Windows 8 finally arrives, bringing MKV and subtitle support to tablets

At long last, the Windows 8 Metro environment has a decent media player that can play MKV files: VLC for Windows 8! VLC Media Player Beta for Windows 8 is a complete reimagining of VLC for Microsoft's ...
Lifehacker

DivX Tech Preview Adds MKV Video Support to Windows 7

Windows 7 only: The latest DivX tech preview adds support for MKV video files to Windows 7, so you can use them in Media Center, Media Player, and even show thumbnails in Windows Explorer. Windows 7 ...
eTeknix

Windows 10 Will Have Native .FLAC and .MKV Support

Lovers of lossless audio and HD video rejoice: Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will feature native .FLAC and .MKV functionality, meaning no more reliance on plug-ins, codecs, or VLC Player. A ...
ExtremeTech

Pirates rejoice: Microsoft adds native MKV support to Windows 8.1

One of the more annoying features of Windows 8 and 8.1 has long been the lack of support for Matroska (MKV) files. MKV is one of the most flexible container formats available, but when Microsoft ...
HotHardware

Windows 10 To Include Native Support For MKV and FLAC Files

As time goes on, we continue to learn new things about the Windows 10 operating system, the successor to Windows 8/8.1 that Microsoft is planning to launch next year. The latest tidbit comes from ...