Windows – How to fix skipping/stuttering audio in Google Chrome

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If I play Google Music, or a Youtube video in the Chrome browser, and then open a new tab and start typing the address bar, the audio will quickly cut in and out as I am typing (with almost every letter I type).

It also is choppy if I play the video and start typing in the start menu. I can not repeat this behavior using internet explorer. Based on that Im thinking that it maybe a problem with the version of flash Chrome is using but I'm not sure. Any ideas?

I'm running 32-bit Windows 7, IE 9, and Chrome 23.0. PC is a Lenovo T43P. I have the latest sound drivers.

  • IE is using Flash 11.5.502
  • Chrome is using Flash 11.5.31.2

Only one (this) plugin is listed for Flash in the Chrome plugins list.

Best Answer

I was able to resolve this issue by disabling the "pepper" Flash player and installing the latest full version of Flash.

To do this, go to chrome://plugins/ in the Chrome browser and disable the Flash plugin that's there (the location will be something like C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\23.0.1271.64\PepperFlash\pepflashplayer.dll).

Once it's disabled you can go to youtube.com (or some other Flash-dependent website) and follow the hyperlinks provided to get the latest version of Flash (or just go directly to the Adobe Flash website and get it there).

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