1. From the VLC menu, click "VLC", then click "Preferences"
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/501/717/original/1890b209-7e44-4bc8-a7ba-16cab043c11b.png)
2. From the Preferences menu, click "Show All"
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/501/723/original/48ec1bd6-353a-4eb6-9c22-0d5774b8d0d6.png)
3. Click "Input/Codes"
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/501/767/original/e5833251-5262-4db7-9aad-cc454d0687d7.png)
4. Click the dropdown arrow next to "Demuxers"
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/501/764/original/18294eb2-48b2-48fc-8429-bde03dfd074a.png)
5. Click the dropdown menu next to "Demux module" to expand the options
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/501/765/original/6ee3c9f7-c229-412b-937d-1edbb3daeeb5.png)
6. Select "H264 video demuxer"
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/501/760/original/6de687d1-7818-4bbc-b459-3f05a60baf1b.png)
7. Click Save
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/501/762/original/b84c0300-def5-4f71-93d5-86327c19e29f.png)
8. Try to open .264 video