In the past week, I started experiencing regular system unresponsiveness when playing almost any online streaming audio or video while my bluetooth speaker was connected to my PC. When my bluetooth audio is on and I start playing some audio from youtube or Stitcher (example http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/this-american-life/e/42354420?autoplay=true), the system stalls every 30-60 seconds for long periods-- 1-2 minutes. Sometimes the audio keeps playing and everything on the screen freezes, and sometimes the audio also stops until the system unfreezes.
I'm on Windows 8.1 (I did not like 10 and am stalling from upgrading as long as possible) and thought it was a recent Adobe Flash update that caused the problem, but I've completely uninstalled Flash and saw some websites that I stream still play, so I don't know what technology is being used for the sites....
This problem occurs with both Firefox and Chrome, so I don't think it has anything to do with the browser. I've also reinstalled my bluetooth speaker, which didn't improve anything.
I've been using the same setup for months, so I have no idea why it started happening. Internet searches haven't helped.
Help please!
My computer specs: Intel i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60 GHz
RAM: 16 GB
Windows 8.1 64-bit
Video: Nvidia GeForece GTX 745
Let me know if any other information could help...
Thanks!
I'm on Windows 8.1 (I did not like 10 and am stalling from upgrading as long as possible) and thought it was a recent Adobe Flash update that caused the problem, but I've completely uninstalled Flash and saw some websites that I stream still play, so I don't know what technology is being used for the sites....
This problem occurs with both Firefox and Chrome, so I don't think it has anything to do with the browser. I've also reinstalled my bluetooth speaker, which didn't improve anything.
I've been using the same setup for months, so I have no idea why it started happening. Internet searches haven't helped.
Help please!
My computer specs: Intel i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60 GHz
RAM: 16 GB
Windows 8.1 64-bit
Video: Nvidia GeForece GTX 745
Let me know if any other information could help...
Thanks!