5/1/2023 0 Comments Netflix quality shortcut![]() ![]() Launch the Wine version of Google Chrome and search for Netflix/Amazon Prime Video. ![]() Apart from the Chrome instance, Wine will run in the background also the ChromeUpdate.exe, so to disable this simply rename ~/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Update/GoogleUpdate.exe in ~/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Update/GoogleUpdateBAK.exe and restart.Install it with wine, this will create a launcher in ~/.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Google sktop.Run winecfg command and select Windows 7 version.Remove MIME types following this thread.Install wine-staging with the command sudo pacman -S wine-staging.To circumvent this restriction, I’ve found this solution involving wine and Edge browser on the Arch forums: however, this no longer works, as the installation of Edge fails on Wine. They also implement strict checks: in fact, it is not sufficient to change the user agent to fool them. Unfortunately, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video do not support 1080p in Linux browsers (I’ve even tested in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge for Linux): this is particularly a problem for Prime Video, which streams at Standard Definition (480p). This is not a question, I just wanted to share my solution with the forum. ![]()
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