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Happy Eyeballs is a Windows networking mechanism that helps choose between IPv4 and IPv6 when connecting to servers. On WindowsForum.com, discussions cover how disabling or tweaking Happy Eyeballs can resolve YouTube buffering issues caused by suboptimal IPv6 routing. The trade-off involves faster fallback to IPv4 versus relying on potentially slower IPv6 paths. Users share experiences with registry edits or adapter settings to control this behavior, focusing on real-world streaming performance rather than theory.
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    Stop YouTube buffering on Windows: IPv4 vs IPv6 trade-off explained

    I flipped one Windows network setting and my YouTube videos stopped buffering — but the fix is a trade-off that deserves a clear-headed look at what's actually happening under the hood and when you should (or should not) apply it. Background If you've ever watched a 1080p YouTube video buffer on...
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