Q: Music skips on Windows 8.1 64-bit with iTunes 12.1
Okay, this is probably going to sound strange, but its true.....
When I am listening to music in iTunes 12.1 and I have Google Chrome opened, the music skips. I can open any other application and not have that problem, just only when Chrome is opened. Needless to say, I switched to Firefox and now the music does not skip. Has anyone else experienced this?
My PC specs:
Windows 8.1 64-bit
AMD A6-3620 (4 CPUs) ~ 2.2GHz
NVidia Geforce GTX 550 Ti (4GB memory) Dedicated Graphics Card
8GB RAM
Sound Blaster Audigy Fx Dedicated Sound Card
1920x1080 screen resolution
iTunes, Windows 8
Posted on Feb 3, 2015 11:24 AM
There is an alternative downloader for 64-bit editions of Windows here:
that seems to address the playback issues that some users have been reporting with the full 64-bit version (the alternative installer here is the same architecture as most previous "64-bit" versions of iTunes, i.e., a 32-bit application with a 64-bit installer). The "for older video cards" label appears to be something of a misnomer as some people have reported that this corrects problems found on current / high-spec systems. Users have generally reported that playback issues seem to be associated with web browser activity, though this doesn't seem to be limited to one specific browser, and may occur even if no browser is running.
Some users have reported that after installing this alternative version it is necessary to adjust the "Play audio using:" selection in Edit > Preferences > Playback to restore glitch-free audio.
Posted on Feb 3, 2015 11:59 AM