Windows 10: New laptop stops extremely while streaming video?

Good evening,

my still relatively new laptop (bought about a year ago) hangs and falters extremely when streaming videos. On YouTube, as well as on Netflix or Amazon Prime. I thought it might be the browser, but with Chrome and Internet Explorer it hangs all the time. I've deleted the cache on Chrome before, but that doesn't help either. I have a fast Internet connection that always works on my smartphone.

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Lagging while streaming games from xb1 to windows 10 pc

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out to us with this issue. Sorry to hear about your issue with lag while streaming. That can be super frustrating. You may wish to try the following steps to see if it helps clear things up and get them running smoothly. For best results,
try them in order to see which works best for you.

1. If possible, connect both your Xbox One console and your PC over a wired Ethernet connection.
   
2. If a wired connection isn’t possible, try lowering the quality level. For information on how to change your quality, see
   
   How to use game streaming in the Xbox app on Windows 10.
3. To try to improve your game streaming experience, see
   Improve Xbox app for Windows 10 game streaming performance.
4. Finally, try the Test streaming option for additional suggestions for your specific network configuration:
   • Select Connection, select your Xbox One console, and then select
     Test streaming. The Xbox app will test the streaming connection and report its results.
     

I hope that this helps out and please let us know the results!

 

HP Stream Laptop

Hi there,

Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community.

1. May I know the version of Windows that you are using?
   
2. What is the total hard disk space of your laptop?
   

I would suggest you to take a backup of all your user data, after which you can try and perform the steps to

Free up drive space in Windows 10. Check if that helps.

Please get back to us if you need any further suggestions.

Aaron Summith

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Best laptop under $800??

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