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February 6, 2015
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How to fix Flash Player buffering entire video before playing?

  • February 6, 2015
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I am using the most up to date version of flash (16.0.0.305), windows 7, and the problem persists across all browser (IE, firefox, chrome). Today all flash videos are buffering the entire video before playing and i can't seem to figure out how to fix it. I've gone through the entire troubleshooting from Video playback issues (i.e. clearing caches, re installing chrome, re-installing flash, etc.) and nothing seems to change it. Youtube and other premium streaming services (ex. netflix) work fine which suggests the streaming problem is specific to flash. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    Correct answer michails39402054

    Actually I must take back some of my previous analysis. I tried restoring my computer back again and the problem isn't fixed this time. I have no idea why is stopped working, then started working and then stopped working again.


    I just uninstalled ad-aware web companion and the videos have begun to work fine again. i will return if/when the problem does

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    Anonymous
    March 14, 2015

    Anyone help ??????

    jeromiec83223024
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    jeromiec83223024Community Manager
    Community Manager
    March 14, 2015

    Like the original reporter observed, this is usually a self-inflicted problem related to third-party software that changes how the browser behaves.  If you aren't running any similar software, then you might try a fresh install of both the browser and Flash Player.

    Uninstall Flash Player | Windows

    Internet Explorer:

    http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_ax.exe

    Firefox and other NPAPI browsers:

    http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player.exe

    Zupernovato
    Zupernovato
    Participating Frequently
    March 21, 2015

    I'm just guessing at this point, but do you have any luck with turning off Tracking Protection in IE?

    Why don’t videos play in Internet Explorer? - Windows Help


    I did fresh format once again and everything works perfect. I'm gonna try windows updates before the drivers, if they're the culprit will be easy to see. I'll let you know.

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    Anonymous
    March 13, 2015

    I am having the same issue for about 1 week now. I am using Chrome for everything i do, but i also checked if the problem persists on other browsers (Explorer, Mozilla, Safari) and it does the same thing to those browsers.
    YouTube is working just fine. The problem is located in ALL of the Flash Player videos. It waits for the video to fully loads and THEN it starts playing it. On ALL the flash player websites i have checked.

    Can someone help please i beg you because this whole thing is really annoying......!!!!!!

    jeromiec83223024
    Community Manager
    jeromiec83223024Community Manager
    Community Manager
    February 10, 2015

    Can you point me to a couple links with affected videos?

    michails39402054
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    February 13, 2015

    Well it isn't just some flash videos, it's all of them. Sometimes if I leave the video long enough, the entire video will buffer before starting. Other times, it just won't play. The only thing that has changed was that my computer just had a windows update. When I restore the computer back to before the update, everything is fine, but many times the updates happen automatically. Regardless, I don't understand why windows update would cause such a problem. Either way, here are some of the sites I'm having trouble with http://streamonline.me/the-100-season-2-episode-12-rubicon/ Watch "Modern Family" (2009) (TV Show) online on PrimeWire | 1Channel | Formerly LetMeWatchThis - Season 6 and Episode 1…

    michails39402054
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    February 13, 2015

    Here is a screenshot of the updates I completed

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