Windows 10: Play/Pause controls no longer working

Discus and support Play/Pause controls no longer working in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hi there.So I'm having a issue with media controls lately.Until now, the media controls for skip worked. The play/pause buttons didn't respond... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by VLADY_EU, Jan 22, 2023.

  1. VLADY_EU
    VLADY_EU Win User

    Play/Pause controls no longer working


    Hi there.So I'm having a issue with media controls lately.Until now, the media controls for skip worked. The play/pause buttons didn't respond anymore.I've read another article about this, didn't find anything helpful.I tried everything, from default music player app, to reset keyboard layout, to disable extensions, everything.Now when clicking on Play/Pause button, the button shows a blue highlight, but it's not doing anything. https://prnt.sc/N2tCi8UujiHbSame for other buttons as well now.I've been using X-Mouse Button Control app and worked just fine, now it doesn't work either.I've been us

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    VLADY_EU, Jan 22, 2023
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  2. NMCDERMOTT
    nmcdermott Win User

    Bluetooth Play/Pause not working


    I've had this issue for a while, and it's really annoying me. I use BlueTooth earbuds a lot on my computer, and would like to use the full remote on them. All the controls work fine, except the play/pause button. It doesn't work in any software other than WMP (Windows 7) and other software downloaded from the Windows Store seeming all designed for Windows 10. Hell, even FL Studio works with the pause play, but none of my music player. I mess around with my registry a lot, so it might be that I disabled something in there that ties in with media controls. Even the pause/play on my keyboard tends to stop working after maybe five minutes of music playback. Could someone give me advice on how to fix this so my play/pause works in, for example... MusicBee, or VLC media player classic​ (non windows store)?

    (side-note)
    I often have a lot of issues with the connection to my computer dropping randomly with internet and Bluetooth. Thought I would mention that in here too.
     
    nmcdermott, Jan 22, 2023
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  3. SIMPLYEMU
    SimplyEmu Win User
    Play/Pause and stop media keys not working

    Just wanted to reply and say I have been having the same issues for a few weeks now. My play pause media key stopped working, but volume controls and forward/back song buttons all work. Could it be a windows update that caused this issue?. According to a different Thread i was reading Microsoft answers pause not working It could be an issue with discord if you have discord installed. Playing some media with discord is breaking the play pause button. You need to restart discord to fix it
     
    SimplyEmu, Jan 22, 2023
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  4. FAHAD O. A.
    Fahad O. A. Win User

    Play/Pause controls no longer working

    Bluetooth Buttons (Play/Pause) not working after 1803 update

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    Bluetooth Buttons (Play/Pause) not working after 1803 update
     
    Fahad O. A., Jan 22, 2023
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