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    Video Player 2nd window floating feature.

    I have searched for two days and downloaded 15 windows video players in search for what I want. The thing is that I remember this feature was available in 2005 during the Windows XP Era. I don't remember the name of the player that could do it. I found the backup software CD I had since that...
  2. Windows 10 Switching sound devices causes distortion/repeated sound

    Hey guys, I'm having a weird issue with switching between my onboard audio and my Sound Blaster Z. Whenever I set the latter to be the default device, I get what sounds like a sound repeated over and over, echoing endlessly. The reason I switch between the two is to use my headset when I'm...
  3. Windows 7 WMP12 playback problems!

    Windows Media Player 12 playing "m2ts" file extension without sound. Please Help!
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    Windows 8 Sound Issue

    Posted this onto other sites FYI I've installed Windows 8 onto a computer, the sound worked nicely for one day, but after a restart it no longer works. Checking shows that the drivers are all installed and it can detect the speakers, but yet no sound comes out of them. Anybody have this issue...
  5. Windows 10 How do you play a DVD in Windows 10?

    Hi Haven't tried to do this in a long time, and I find that Media Player makes no sense at all. Why is there no navigation pane that at least lets you find what you want to play. Link Removed I spent 10 minutes trying to find a way to navigate to the DVD in my drive. I have all the Codecs...
  6. "We can't find an audio device" error when you first try to play an .mp3 file in Windows 10...

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    Windows 7 Sound issue

    I bought a cpu off a guy and everything is working good except the sound, I've tried putting up drivers and switching the default playback, can any expert help me in TeamViewer?
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    Windows 7 [SOLVED]Sound not coming from headphones

    Hi everyone Two issues. Mixers I am experiencing something strange with my sound. When I click on the volume notification icon, I see two volume mixers like this: Link Removed How do I change it so that I only see one? I just want to be able to have Windows play sound through my speakers...
  9. Background Audio and Cross Platform Development with Xamarin (App Dev on Xbox series)

    We are back with yet another app, Backdrop, an open source sample media app developed to showcase a cross-device music experience. In this blog post, we will dive deep into the new background model in the Universal Windows Platform, and specifically focus on how to enable your application to...
  10. Windows 10 Headset + Speakers

    So I got new headphones today and they have no usb cables, they only have the pink and green cables. I've plugged them in the front because I don't know what the blue cable is that means I plugged my speaker in the back. But for some reason my speaker doesn't come up on Playback and don't work...
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    HDMI with HDTV

    Hi, I just purchased a new HDTV & connected it to my desktop w/ a HDMI cable ( the connection is via a splitter, one input to monitor the other to the TV ). Everything seems to be working but when I look @ playback devices it shows the TV that was previously connected as the one currently...
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    Windows 7 No Sound from Speakers after pairing Bluetooth Headphones

    I have a dell N5110 with Windows 7. After pairing bluetooth headphones the other day, the speakers no longer work. I have tried everything I could think of to fix it. I reinstalled the audio drivers. There is no exclamation point in the drivers and they say they are working okay. I went...
  13. Does MS recommend a movie/Blu-ray/DVD player in lieu of Media Center?

    I have tried the Free program, Leawo Blu-ray Player, and while it does work ( I haven't tried a Blu-ray yet) it is so exceptionally slow that it is practically unworkable. I would gladly pay for a good program, but I don't know which ones are good? Does MS address this anywhere? And why is it...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 Upgrade: Audio and Video Playing at Half Speed

    I Have Upgraded to Windows 10 and now all audio and video seems to run at half speed, youtube , downloaded videos and audio audio across the network use windows media player, have tried several other players and get the same thing , removed wmp and reinstalled it, checked all addons but makes no...
  15. DefragTools #149 - Media eXperience Analyzer part 1 | Defrag Tools

    In this episode of Defrag Tools, Chad Beeder is joined by Jorge Novillo and Jose Baldner to introduce us to Media eXperience Analyzer (MXA). Link Removed (formerly WindowsXRay) is a tool used to visualize ETW traces, with a particular emphasis on media scenarios such as audio/video capture and...
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    Windows 7 I am looking for audio settings to enter MP3 as the player preferred

    I did RCL on the speaker icon, however the following were the options. open volume mixer playback devices sounds volume control options None of these were audio settings, or at least not the one that would allow me to enter MP3 as the player Lotec
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    Windows 10 DVD burning problem

    I have several kids movies on my laptop. I want to burn them on to a DVD-RW so the lads can watch them when ever and I don't need to collect the laptop to the TV. I burned a Movie to a DVD and it worked fine but none of the next movies will work. Then burn on the DVD but wont play on my DVD...
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    Windows 10 How to play DVDs on VCL v1.6.0.0

    I can't seem to find a way to do this?!
  19. Windows 10 Touble viewing videos on Youtube.

    Why can't I view videos on YouTube with Windows 10?
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    Windows 10 Facebook videos

    Since installing the Win 10 upgrade, videos on Facebook won't play. I have tried Chrome, Edge, and IE, and none will work. Before the upgrade, all was fine, and when using my old desktop, they still work fine, so it's not a setting problem in my Facebook account. Any ideas?