How Do You Stop Buffering On Windows Media Player?
Buffering is performed on a network to operate smoothly despite extremely variable latency between the client and the server providing the media. This allows for a few seconds to a few minutes of video data to be pre-loaded to the system, allowing connections that cannot stream a video file in real time to give the illusion of doing so. By default, Windows Media Player uses a five-second buffer. If your network has adequate resources and you dislike the extra delay and load caused by buffering, Windows Media Player offers the ability to turn off the buffering settings. Press “Start” on the lower left of the task bar. Select “Run” and enter the text “mplayer2” without quotes. Click the “View” button on the top of the Windows Media Player window and click “Options.” Click the tab labeled “Advanced” and then press “Streaming Media.” Click “Change” and set the default buffer value to 0. You have now disabled Windows Media Player buffering.
