Windows 10: Reduced Image/Video Quality After Clean Windows Re-Install

I have just upgraded my HDD to a SSD in my laptop. I did not have any data to transfer. It was simply a case of opening my laptop and disconnecting the HDD and inserting a brand new SSD.

Everything is will except for one thing. When I play videos using SMPlayer or VLC, the image quality is far from what it used to be. I have a 4K screen resolution and I used to be able to play videos that looked like 4K. Crystal clear videos in 4K.

I used a USB drive to make a clean install of Windows 10...

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quality of videos reduces

so im not sure why but whenever i save videos on my computer with high quality it reduces and this started happening a little while after i got this new computer (i got it last year at the beginning of the year and the quality problems started during august). the videos i save are usually ones i shared from my phone (where the quality is normal and good) but once i download them and open them up the quality reduces dramatically

 

Good way to reduce video size without compromising quality?

My camcorder records videos at 1080p however a short 4 minute video is a whopping 550MB.

What would you suggest to compress or otherwise reduce the size of the file without reducing the quality?

The format is MTS.

 

Clean Install Workaround for Vista

You may remember this news story on techPowerUp! a couple of days ago relating to the lack of clean installs when using the Upgrade Editions of Vista, which required an old OS to be installed. However, Paul Thurrott has managed to find a workaround for this issue, which ironically lets users do a clean install Vista without any previous version of Windows, albeit a little tedious. Here are the steps:

• Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD as normal
• When prompted for a product code, leave this blank
• Select the version of Vista you have purchased and let Vista install
• When you boot to your desktop for the first time, run the Vista setup from Windows
• This time enter your product key
• When asked whether you want to do an Upgrade of Custom install, select custom and choose a clean install
• Windows will now install for a second time and you should be able to activate it

Remember, these steps are only advised for use in order to achieve a clean install of Vista, it is only legal to use the upgrade editions if you have previously purchased the appropriate version of Windows.

Source: DailyTech