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Windows Media Player 11 problems solved

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If you’re experiencing stuttering on playback, we have the answer
By James Stables on 06 July 2007

A few weeks ago my music playback experience, which had been so blissful in Windows Vista, was rudely interrupted by an annoying stutter.

This stutter would take place exactly 20 seconds before the end of a track, when another was queued and ready to play.

Even worse was that when you chose a new track, Windows Media Player would take ages to load a tracks and be generally slow for no apparent reason.

If you’re having a similar problem, you will be glad to know there is a very simple fix.

Simply go to Control Panel > Sound and select the playback tag. Click on the speakers option and then properties.

In this menu is a tag called enhancements, and a check box labeled Disable all enhancements. Put a check in this box and your playback problems will be solved.

I’m not sure of the science behind this, but my aural enjoyment has returned to 10/10.

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Niceone012002
Thank you thank you thank you. I have been searching for ages for a fix for this problem...U are God!!
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22/08/07 | 12:01
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SMCentral
OMFG!!!! Thank you, I love you, marry me! I've been on the search for this issue for like ever! I even called Microsoft and the lady didn't have a clue what I was talking about and kept asking what software I was using and kept telling me to reboot my computer...in that convo with her, I restarted my computer about 15 times and told her I'm using Windows Media Player on Vista like 4000 times...anyway Thank very much, good luck with your future...
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10/09/07 | 10:07
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crazzzi
YIPPPPPEEEEEE!!! I have asked specialist after specialist about this problem and NONE if them had a clue, Heres a big kiss from me X
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21/09/07 | 11:10
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colintayler
Amazing! Thank you so much - sorted both problems.
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23/12/07 | 08:51
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eoy4
WOW!!!! OMG! Thank you thank you thank you!!! This just solved all my issues on playing music in my computer!! I don't want to use winamp or itunes or VLC or foobar or whatever, I don't like them for one reason or another, but I really like WMP 11, and this was the only issue I had! w00t!!
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31/01/08 | 04:40
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surmadesai
Great!! Thanks! It worked like a charm...
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05/02/08 | 06:35
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PraveensVista
Appreciate you!!! You are the man!!! Really works. One small question. Does it effect any other functionalities?
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24/05/08 | 09:32
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