diff --git a/src/controller/abr-controller.ts b/src/controller/abr-controller.ts
index d3a69b42ebc..41e988e7d0f 100644
--- a/src/controller/abr-controller.ts
+++ b/src/controller/abr-controller.ts
@@ -794,14 +794,15 @@ class AbrController extends Logger implements AbrComponentAPI {
           | undefined;
         if (
           typeof mediaCapabilities?.decodingInfo === 'function' &&
-          requiresMediaCapabilitiesDecodingInfo(
+          (requiresMediaCapabilitiesDecodingInfo(
             levelInfo,
             audioTracksByGroup,
             currentVideoRange,
             currentFrameRate,
             currentBw,
             audioPreference,
-          )
+          ) ||
+            level.videoCodec === 'hvc1') // Force media capabilities check for HEVC to avoid failure on Windows
         ) {
           levelInfo.supportedPromise = getMediaDecodingInfoPromise(
             levelInfo,