# Cannot update Anki beyond 2.1.3 because of mpv file errors

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**Created:** [July 26, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cannot-update-anki-beyond-2-1-3-because-of-mpv-file-errors/32472 "2023-07-26T14:01:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![dcblake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d78d45/32.png) [@dcblake](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dcblake)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cannot-update-anki-beyond-2-1-3-because-of-mpv-file-errors/32472/1 "2023-07-26T14:01:28Z")

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I’m running Windows 10.  
I receive this error whenever I try to update Anki from my program installed 3 years ago:

mpv.exe system error  
The code execution cannot proceed because MFPflat.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.

Reinstalling does not fix the problem.

I’ve googled MFpflatt and MPV and installed files related to both, but they do nothing to resolve the error. I’m stuck on the 2.5 install right now and it won’t downgrade to my original, so I’m also getting this error, even though I’ve installed both:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/4/40a701cb3b090ed47a6fbfec1aeb99aab85d9594.png)

When I again attempt to install mpv, I receive this error:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/e/e0a75d019be3c74f59d3ab87fe9c4cfbcdfce5f2.png)

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**Author:** ![kelciour](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/kelciour/32/14770_2.png) [@kelciour](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/kelciour)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cannot-update-anki-beyond-2-1-3-because-of-mpv-file-errors/32472/2 "2023-07-26T17:19:43Z")

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- Maybe check & install any pending Windows updates.
- Install Media Feature Pack for N versions of Windows 10 from [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53356](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53356), if you didn’t do it already, and restart your PC. It helped to resolve a similar error in the past - [https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/4vu8w1/windows\_10\_build\_1607\_todays\_build\_mfplatdll\_is/](https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/4vu8w1/windows_10_build_1607_todays_build_mfplatdll_is/).
- If you have the `C:\Windows.old` folder, maybe check for MFPlat.dll in `C:\Windows.old\WINDOWS\SysWOW64` or `C:\Windows.old\WINDOWS\System32`, and if it’s there, you can just copy it across to `C:\Windows\SysWOW64` or `C:\Windows\System32`.
- Download the latest [mpv](https://mpv.io/) release version from [https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpv-player-windows/files/release/](https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpv-player-windows/files/release/), unzip it somewhere with 7-Zip and move/replace `mpv.exe` and `d3dcompiler_43.dll` to the Anki’s installation folder (`C:\Users\<name>\AppData\Local\Programs\Anki`) and this error message shouldn’t appear as it looks like mpv 0.35.1 doesn’t load MFPlat.dll anymore.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cannot-update-anki-beyond-2-1-3-because-of-mpv-file-errors/32472/3 "2023-08-25T17:20:36Z")

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