Steps
- One very simple solution is not to watch streaming video at all. Rather than streaming the video online, there are many ways to download the video onto your computer where it will not have to interrupt play.
- Otherwise, there are a number of steps you can take to decrease buffer times. The first step is to free up some memory on your computer so that videos can load more content at a time. Using the Windows Task Manager, which you can get to by using the Ctrl+Alt+Delete key combination, or by using Start -> Run, typing, qttaks, and hitting Enter, you can see what processes are currently running and end ones that you don't need.
- Spybot - Search and Destroy (found at http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html ) is also a great tool. Using it (in Advanced Mode) you can set what programs will run when Windows starts. Delete programs that you know aren't necessary. The fewer programs running, the better.
- If you watch videos in an external player rather than in your internet browser, close the browser while they are playing.
- If you are on a network sharing an internet connection, making yours the only computer on the network can also help.
- If nothing else works, you might consider upgrading your internet connection to a faster plan.
Warnings
- Be careful when using the task Manager and Spybot to quit programs. Find out what they are first, or you may run into serious trouble.
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