ID 597323 - Flix fails to start from UNC path

Problem summary
Flix fails to start from UNC path
 
Customer reported version
flix_7.0.2
 
Customer reported platform
 
Steps to reproduce
 
1)Copy Flix to an UNC path (either a direct path like \\server\directory or a drive mapped to an UNC path \\server\directory)

2)Create a shortcut to the Flix executable on C: drive

3)Start Flix from the shortcut or directly from the UNC path where Flix was copied in step 1
 
Expected behaviour
Flix should start without any errors
 
Actual behaviour
Flix fails to start with an error - ffmpeg.dll is either not designed to run on Windows, or it contains an error.

 

 
Workaround
Start Flix from a local drive
 
Reproduced by support
Flix 7.0.2 Windows 10
Flix 7.1.1 Windows 10