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Windows Video Streaming Slow

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Problem Description:
Streaming allows videos to load and play simultaneously by not requiring the entire video file to be downloaded before it is played. Streaming speed depends on two factors. One is the Windows computer's ability to receive video data quickly and is the other is the ability to play the video quickly. You need to optimize both to get optimal speed.
Affected Products:
Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and other versions of Windows.
Cause of the Problem:
  • Not Enough RAM.
  • Hardware Acceleration Enabled.
  • Media Player Buffer Settings.
  • Low Virtual Memory.
  • Slow Internet Connection.
Instructions to Speed Windows Video Streaming:
Step 1 : Maximize Available RAM for Video
  1. The amount of available random access memory (RAM) can affect video streaming quality. Choppiness or Freezing of videos can be due to insufficient RAM.
  2. To make sure that your media player gets the minimum RAM, you should close all unnecessary Windows. Windows hog memory since the information you see in a Window is typically stored in RAM (as opposed to the storage drive) for rapid response.
  3. Also close all unnecessary programs since they take up memory too. Open the task manager by pressing CTRL-ALT-DELETE. Click the application tab. End all programs, you are not using.
Step 2 : Disable Hardware Acceleration.
  1. Hardware acceleration can cause choppy PC playback, application crashes and slow streaming video problems. This occurs because the option forces all video players to conform to one setting.
  2. To Disable Hardware Acceleration, Click on Start, Click Control Panel and Click Display, Select the Settings tab and click on the Advanced; Click on the Troubleshoot tab.
  3. Disable the hardware acceleration completely by dragging the slider to the extreme left.
Step 3 : Reduce Excessive Buffering
  1. If the Media Player is set for excessive buffering, it will take long to complete the "receive" operation. And also every time the data in the buffer is depleted it will stop the play-back until the buffer is completely replenished. So too large a buffer can slow video streaming.
  2. You can change the default buffer settings in Windows Media Player. Start Windows Media Player; Click the View; Click Options; On the Advanced tab, click Streaming Media(Windows Media); Click Change to alter the buffer settings.
Step 4 : Low Virtual Memory
  1. Virtual Memory is a trick that Operating Systems use to work around the constraint of having limited RAM in computers which is more expensive than storage drive.
  2. You can make video streaming faster by increasing the amount free space reserved for the Virtual memory.
  3. To do so, go to Control Panel; Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System; On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings; Under Virtual memory, click Change; Under Drive [Volume Label], most computers its C:; Under Paging file Size for selected drive, click to Custom size check box. Try doubling the maximum size.
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