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ToolBook v11.5 patch 4 disables Edge support, but the latest PowerPac versions enable it again (
you do not have to uninstall patch 4 if you've already installed it). The PowerPac provides it own media player support that uses native HTML 5 support. When developing in ToolBook with the PowerPac, you should always check the menu item
Enable IE HTML 5 display to ensure IE launches in standards display mode and allows access to native media players. This is the default behavior of the PowerPac for some time now.
As far as the WMP ... it is not necessarily installed in Windows 10, so it is not a good idea to support WMV media. Use the open source conversion product
Handbrake to convert your media to MP4 and it will play using PowerPac's
htmlVideoLoader() function. This provides exceptional playback support with time markers, end of media notification, as well as full screen playback support.
Regarding Flash, developers should see the hand-writing on the wall regarding Flash. It is still supported in ToolBook AND by several PowerPac functions. However, browser support will continue to diminish. This may or may not be true but if you want to have the most compatible content on the widest array of devices, then consider Flash as an unsupported product in your content. Even YouTube uses HTML 5 MP4 media as its default unless an older browser is detected.
Quicktime has always been difficult to support. Most non-apple products do not necessarily have it installed AND currently Apple support of the product should be considered going the same route as Adobe's Flash player. Here again MOV quicktime media can easily be converted to MP4 using the open source
Handbrake conversion utility.
Google Chrome still supports Flash as of this post AND it does a fine job with MP4 playback using the PowerPac function
htmlVideoLoader().