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diff --git a/yt_dlp/compat.py b/yt_dlp/compat.py
index 8508f1465..79c8e3494 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/compat.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/compat.py
@@ -160,12 +160,20 @@ except ImportError:
compat_pycrypto_AES = None
+WINDOWS_VT_MODE = False if compat_os_name == 'nt' else None
+
+
def windows_enable_vt_mode(): # TODO: Do this the proper way https://bugs.python.org/issue30075
if compat_os_name != 'nt':
return
+ global WINDOWS_VT_MODE
startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
- subprocess.Popen('', shell=True, startupinfo=startupinfo)
+ try:
+ subprocess.Popen('', shell=True, startupinfo=startupinfo)
+ WINDOWS_VT_MODE = True
+ except Exception:
+ pass
# Deprecated
@@ -226,6 +234,7 @@ compat_xml_parse_error = etree.ParseError
# Set public objects
__all__ = [
+ 'WINDOWS_VT_MODE',
'compat_HTMLParseError',
'compat_HTMLParser',
'compat_HTTPError',