After clicking play, the video plays for a milisecond and stops.

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September 14, 2026
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In mid August, my PC Tower did not turn on.

I took it too a store to have it looked at.
They replaced the power.
They also cloned my PC, and upgraded it from 1Tb to 2Tb.

Everything seems to be functioning… until I went into Adobe Premiere Pro.
When I have a project and I click play, it automatically stops after a millisecond or two. It is just as if someone or something presses stop.

This makes editing painful.

So I got into a ChatGPT loop… and went through so many ideas.
One thing I did notice that is strange is that the Device Manager when it opened flashes everything on and off quickly.
Not sure if that is something else or if it is tied to this problem.

Finally I gave up on Premiere 2026 and tried Premiere Beta. Same thing.
Then I gave up on Premiere Beta and downloaded the last version of Premiere 2025 and same thing. So all three apps… same problem.
ALSO ADOBE PREMIERE RUSH IS ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.

I have run speed tests and everything. It all seems fine but there is no answer to this. And I have so many videos to edit as I attend conferences as official press and I also edit content constantly. So this will slowly drive me nuts. Actually it already has.

So if anyone has any ideas on how to solve this issue please let me know.

Also I updated everything… the software, the PC, the NVIDIA Home Studio Drivers. Everything you can think of.

My friend thinks if we partition Windows and then reinstall that it will help? But I am scared to mess with anything like that.

See videos below in comment.

UPDATE:
I went to record a voice over in Premiere Pro and the same thing is happening as with playback. It records a couple of seconds and then stops.
I really really really really really need to get this sorted out.

The funny thing is that CapCut seems to be working completely fine.

Correct answer KShinabery212

I think there was an issue with a mic that I was no longer using. That was not even plugged in. But I think in the end it was somehow connected to the device manager flashing.

KShinabery212

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UPDATE this problem is solved… but now I have another one with Premiere Pro. I will list separately in a new question/post.

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Averdahl

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How did you solve it?

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I think there was an issue with a mic that I was no longer using. That was not even plugged in. But I think in the end it was somehow connected to the device manager flashing.

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KShinabery212

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I am still looking for any suggestions that might solve this issue.

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Averdahl

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I would check why you have an error with the Voicemod Virtual Audio Device (WDM) and try to fix that since problems with this can cause Premiere to behave like you see/have, iow stop playback soon after it has started.

At the same time i would in Premiere go to Edit > Audio Hardware and make sure or verify that Voicemod Virtual Audio Device (WDM) is not listed there. And, set the Default Input to None while you are there. If it is listed, fix it in Windows.

Still issues? Deleting Premiere´s preferences by holding down the Shift-key while launching Premiere and check the box for “Reset app preferences” do work for some issues. But i think your case is more related to the Voicemod Virtual Audio Device (WDM), so fixing that is what i would do first.

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This was actually taken care of when I got stuck in the ChatGPT loop.
So that was not the issue 😓

I am trying to find the ChatGPT conversation I had about fixing it.

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Peru Bob

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One thing I did notice that is strange is that the Device Manager when it opened flashes everything on and off quickly.
Not sure if that is something else or if it is tied to this problem.

That is usually a GPU or RAM issue.

I would use the Cleaner Tool and reinstall Premiere.
The cloning process may not have worked well for Premiere.

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/apps/troubleshoot/diagnostics-repair-tools/prepare-to-run-creative-cloud-cleaner-tool.html

KShinabery212

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I have feeling that it did have something to do with the cloning and let me tell you editing has become the most annoying task and it also will prevent me from filming one tutorial on Premiere Pro AI audio adjustment as well if I can not get it fixed.

This seems like a lot and a little dangerous though. Do you think it could really work?
Curious if you have tried doing this yourself…. as I really can not afford messing up the computer any further.

My luck I will seriously mess this up. And parts of it I do not fully understand such as Step 2.

And it seems like this is for MacOS and not PC. Which even worries me more. As it states MacOS in step 4.

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KShinabery212

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I did find this for PC….
But this tool seems to be just an installer. Not a cleaner or fixer in my eyes.
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/apps/troubleshoot/diagnostics-repair-tools/run-creative-cloud-cleaner-tool.html

I have already tried installing Premiere Pro 2025 and Beta…. same issues.
So it can not be in the app? Correct?
Thus, I think uninstalling it would not help.

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