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Windows 7 sound problem

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  • 28-07-2015 10:15pm
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    guil
    Registered Users Posts: 10,495 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi I have a dell Inspiron with Windows 7. Anytime music or sound is playing it stutters every so often like its getting stuck or something. It happens in Firefox or any browser and also happens if I play something in iTunes.

    Forgot to say it's fine on the Windows 10 preview.
    Any ideas?


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Could be a driver issue, are you using the most up to date sound drivers in W7?


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    guil
    Registered Users Posts: 10,495 ✭✭✭✭guil


    Yes I had the latest one from the dell website, unintalled that and let Windows find the best one and it's still the same.


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    The_Valeyard
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    Have you tried uninstalling the drivers, then install older drivers and see if it plays okay?


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    Aimead
    Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭Aimead


    If this was Linux I’d be recommending nuking PulseAudio….

    When the stuttering happens what is the CPU usage like? Is there any audio program that you use that doesn’t suffer this problem (eg: Winamp or an alternative to iTunes)?


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    #6
    guil
    Registered Users Posts: 10,495 ✭✭✭✭guil


    It doesn't happen with Windows 10 and I'm planning on upgrading to that today


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