My Errors & My Solutions

Solution:
Open with the browser the following url

http://www.msftconnecttest.com/redirect

This time I’ve decided write first the solution and offer to the reader the option to read the full post or not.

Introduction:
Just recently I bought a Chinese Tablet with Android to my son Thomas and surprisingly I’ve faced this issue.
Well, how complicated could be connect a device to an Hotspot (Free Wifi) network for a person that has a degree in IT?
I tell you my list of attempts in order as I thought:

Restart the device (favorite Microsoft solution)

Open the default router page using the following IPs/URLs

192.168.0.1 
192.168.1.1 
127.0.0.1 
127.1.1.1 
1.1.1.1
http://localhost

Assigned Google DNS
```
8.8.8.8 
8.8.4.4
```
Open an HTTP website in Incognito
```
http://example.com
```

After all those attempts failed I started thinking that probably the device was broken/not working properly but it was connected when we were at home…

Idea:
I should force the browser to do a refresh, I remembered that often appeared a page, I remembered that there was a combination of the two words Microsoft and Connect. Just I googled it and found the url

http://www.msftconnecttest.com/redirect

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Facebook does not play videos using Microsoft Internet Explorer or Edge

Microsoft Internet Explorer or Edge does not play YouTube videos

Facts but not necessarly correlated:
Using Google Chrome I was able to play video on Facebook but not using Internet Explorer.

Assumption:
Have you installed Windows 10 N or KN? If yes continue reading this post.

Cause:
“N editions of Windows include the same functionality as other editions of Windows, except for media-related technologies, Windows Media Player, and certain preinstalled media apps (Groove, Movies & TV, Voice Recorder, and Skype). Media Feature Package provides a way for a customer to restore these excluded technologies. Some features will require reinstalling hardware drivers after installing the Media Feature Pack.”

Solution:

Press Windows+X then select System to find (under “Windows specifications”) which Window Edition and Version you have installed.

Open the following link:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3145500/media-feature-pack-list-for-windows-n-editions

Download and install the Media Feature Pack corresponding to your version (a system restart is required at the end of the installation).

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Microsoft Internet Explorer or Edge does not play videos

Microsoft Internet Explorer or Edge does not play YouTube videos