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Also, is there any way to access the original madVR menus besides opening another media player?

I always use GraphStudioNext to access filter properties page. It is easier to access FFDShow RAW properties page this way.

But for madVR you can create shortcut like this

madHcCtrl.exe editLocalSettingsDontWait

Or run madHcCtrl.exe and right click its icon on system tray.

Success!! I assumed LAV filters were part of the original installation, similar to the recent builds of MPC-HC. I installed LAV filters and setup the rules, filters, etc. After that, I successfully played a SD and HD videos with no issues at all. Tested both full screen and Windowed mode (new path) with no crashes.

Warner306 asked how to access the MadVR tray - when I used the windowed mode, I could alt+tab and access the regular MadVR tray just like I used to do with MPC-HC.