I stopped fighting with VLC and found a player that actually handles 4K without breaking a sweat.
A new version of the software 4K YouTube to MP3 has been released, enabling you to subscribe to the entire YouTube channel or playlists from within the application ...
I don't remember the first time I ever used VLC. It has just been the standard for years and is one of the few apps that I install on every PC. It's probably the only app I don't remember ...