switching back to windows 8.1 solved the issue. I read something about having multiple monitors and video crashed the other day. Not sure if that is the problem. However i do seem to notice the issue...

right after i commented last night i started having issues again. It would seem that, for me at least, when a new windows 10 update comes out new nvidia drivers come as well. After the windows 10...

it appears that the latest updates have fixed the issue.

Having the same problem however it is not just vlc its any program which displays video including the ones which come with windows 10.