I any playback mode the songs "skip" like a broken record back in the day. I thought it was just in radio mode and a wifi thing but it does it in ALL modes. even my personal MP3 songs that are not iTunes related. Thusly one can only assume it is an iTunes player thing?? Help!
null-OTHER, Windows Vista, Desktop PC
Hi Patarino1,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like your songs are not playing properly in iTunes for Windows.
I recommend starting with the troubleshooting tips in this article:
Troubleshooting iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7 video playback performance issues
All the best,
Jeremy
I have this question also - I'll submit it here since no one has responded to my unique question in a week. I have the skipping issue as well but I use Windows 8.1.
There is an alternative version for 64-bit editions of Windows here:
iTunes 12.1 for Windows (64-bit — for older video cards)
that seems to address the most of 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.
Some users have reported that after installing this alternative version it is necessary to adjust the "Play audio using:" selection (normally to "Direct Sound" rather than "Windows Audio Session", though this may vary based on your audio hardware/drivers) in Edit > Preferences > Playback to restore glitch-free audio (one part of the reported symptoms is that the "Direct Sound" choice isn't available, usually in Windows 8).
Some users have reported that uninstalling Chrome (not just not having it running) resolves the iTunes playback issues without having to install the alternative version referred to above.
Finally, you may want to think about reverting to iTunes 12.0 - see Turingtest2's notes on Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates for steps needed to completely remove all installed iTunes components, and for links to the 12.0 installers.
Wow - that worked and, not surprisingly, the sound quality is so much better! Thank you. I explored the other suggestions first but in the end down loaded the 64-bit version.
iTunes skips when playing in all modes ... radio, playlists, store etc.
