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<blockquote data-quote="Steve.Rayner61" data-source="post: 1244778" data-attributes="member: 117356">Isn't it weird how these &quot;Fixes&quot; often work for some, but not others? I guess there are just so many variables in every Windows setup that it's impossible to know what is going to work.So, substituting the IP Address for the DNS name of my NAS in the &quot;Video &gt; Folders&quot; configuration did NOT work for me at all. What did work, was adding the details of my NAS to the &quot;Hosts&quot; file. Now, it absolutely amazes me that there haven't already been hundreds of people on this forum asking for help with this particular problem??? Because SURELY millions of people out there have already updated to version 1803 of Windows 10 (And let there be no doubt!! It is this update that has caused this issue - Thanks again Microsoft!!!) and surely there must be hundreds if not thousands of people who run MediaPortal and access Videos from a NAS??? So, you MUST all be having this issue - Yes?? I guess you're all just really smart and resolved it yourselves without assistance and I'm just really dumb :-(So, for all those other people who are dumb like me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Here's what you do:1. Run Notepad as Administrator (Right-click &gt; Run as administrator - IMPORTANT - IF YOU DON'T DO THIS, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SAVE THE EDITED HOSTS FILE!!!)2. File &gt; Open3. Navigate to: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc4. Change the filter from &quot;Text Documents (*.txt)&quot; to &quot;All FIles (*.*)&quot;5. Open the file called &quot;Hosts&quot;6. At the bottom of the file, add a new line containing the IP Address of your NAS, then a few spaces (The number is not important, but at least one space), then the DNS Name of your NAS. e.g. 10.0.0.150&nbsp;&nbsp; My-NAS7. Save the file8. If you're superstitious like me, open the file again to double check the new line you added is still there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />That's it!! You can continue to use the DNS Name of your NAS in the &quot;Video &gt; Folders&quot; configuration.For the record, I didn't figure this out myself. I found it elsewhere in this forum. But hopefully I've expanded the explanation enough so that anyone can understand it?So, we're all good until Microsoft screws us over again <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Cheers,Rainman.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steve.Rayner61, post: 1244778, member: 117356"] Isn't it weird how these "Fixes" often work for some, but not others? I guess there are just so many variables in every Windows setup that it's impossible to know what is going to work. So, substituting the IP Address for the DNS name of my NAS in the "Video > Folders" configuration did NOT work for me at all. What did work, was adding the details of my NAS to the "Hosts" file. Now, it absolutely amazes me that there haven't already been hundreds of people on this forum asking for help with this particular problem??? Because SURELY millions of people out there have already updated to version 1803 of Windows 10 (And let there be no doubt!! It is this update that has caused this issue - Thanks again Microsoft!!!) and surely there must be hundreds if not thousands of people who run MediaPortal and access Videos from a NAS??? So, you MUST all be having this issue - Yes?? I guess you're all just really smart and resolved it yourselves without assistance and I'm just really dumb :-( So, for all those other people who are dumb like me :-) Here's what you do: 1. Run Notepad as Administrator (Right-click > Run as administrator - IMPORTANT - IF YOU DON'T DO THIS, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SAVE THE EDITED HOSTS FILE!!!) 2. File > Open 3. Navigate to: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc 4. Change the filter from "Text Documents (*.txt)" to "All FIles (*.*)" 5. Open the file called "Hosts" 6. At the bottom of the file, add a new line containing the IP Address of your NAS, then a few spaces (The number is not important, but at least one space), then the DNS Name of your NAS. e.g. 10.0.0.150 My-NAS 7. Save the file 8. If you're superstitious like me, open the file again to double check the new line you added is still there :-) That's it!! You can continue to use the DNS Name of your NAS in the "Video > Folders" configuration. For the record, I didn't figure this out myself. I found it elsewhere in this forum. But hopefully I've expanded the explanation enough so that anyone can understand it? So, we're all good until Microsoft screws us over again :-) Cheers, Rainman. [/QUOTE]

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