https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171392
Bug ID: 171392
Summary: LibreOffice 26.2 completely broken (fails to start) on
Windows N (Europe)
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 26.2.1.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: Windows (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: LibreOffice
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
On e.g. Windows 10 N, LibreOffice 26.2 fails to start and is therefore
completely unusable. Attempting to start displays an error dialog:
"The code execution cannot proceed because MFPlat.DLL was not found."
Per sources, this is because the DLL is part of the media features, which are
not included in Windows N:
https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/libreoffice-doesnt-run-on-windows-10-ltsc/132310
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=159292#c10
Windows N is a version of Windows without the media functionalities
preinstalled. Microsoft is legally required to offer this version in Europe
(EEA) to bolster competition.
LibreOffice needs to treat these DLLs as optional and at the very least support
all other features even if these DLLs are not available. I see use of these
DLLs mentioned for Impress in the release notes, but I can't use Writer or Calc
either.
Steps to Reproduce:
Try to start it.
Actual Results:
It doesn't.
Expected Results:
That it is usable.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
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