Windows 10 Player Media Player Version 3.71.1 First, I’m using a friend’s server. It’s been almost a week or two now but I’ve noticed a lot of buffering on the server. So I decided to test it on various devices. The thing is, same server & direct stream works smoothly on my Shield Tab and Pixel…

Plex Direct Stream being throttled on PC

OttoKerner January 20, 2019, 11:08pm 6

There were some issues reported with the latest cumulative Windows 10 updates.
I wonder if you are affected by this.
https://borncity.com/win/2019/01/18/windows-10-network-bug-in-all-versions-fix-are-planned/

Direct Play jolting/stuttering

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