Audio and video pause automatically (and sometimes pause and play) only when I use an internal (Youtube, google) or 3rd party software (windows media player, VLC, films &TVs ). It happens only when I am playing a video or audio. No virus (after scan) Since the spacebar key is usually associated with play & pause, I tried typing something in MS word. I did not see any auto space being generated between 2 letters. (tested for 5 mins) Autoplay and pause (sometimes just pause) occur maybe after 20 seconds. (it is random) I can actually see the virtual pause and play button is toggled. (no other error message is shown, it happens as if I am physically pressing the spacebar key. issues in Windows 10 7. the window also very lag when it happening Driver issues? Which driver is it? Any suggestions or experiences? Please share your thoughts.

hello go to apps in setting. disable cortana app

I've been facing the same issue for the last 6 months I guess I've been updating since but it doesn't help so I just stopped using it for watching movies and stuff please help Doesn't matter I've used a couple of other softwares too for playing videos but it keeps happening. Doesn't happen when minimised. It keeps playing on the background without any issues Laptop. Windows 10 I've used an external keyboard. I even unplugged the power supply of the internal keyboard manually to confirm it was not the keyboard issue. I tried uninstalling the keyboard driver but it automatically installs itself. I haven't tried uninstalling graphics card driver I'll do it now. Usually it shows every driver is up to date. I'll list some other problems which happen. oh and It's not touch screen- Pause play every time I'm watching a video doesn't matter on which app it's running. Sometimes when I'm on chrome, surfing internet, it randomly plays music. When I'm on a folder that has jpeg files it opens on it's own on windows media player. And it doesn't stop, I have to search task manager and stop windows media player from there. Touchpad stops working. So I have to use a mouse instead. Exact same issues, tried some of the fixes mentioned in this thread like: Disabling cortana Unpairing paired bluetooth devices Checking exclusive mode applications priority in speaker's advanced settings And obviously other basic steps such as restart, troubleshoot, updating drivers, etc. None of these solved the problem, please reply if something else fixed your issue.

This seems to be a common problem caused by any one of an infinite number of things. In my case, as well as the constant play/pause toggling on videos (both local files on VLC and embedded ones on webpages), it made it impossible to see or click on previews from grouped taskbar icons and prevented me from dragging and reordering taskbar icons or browser tabs. Eventually I found the culprit - my USB-C to 3.5mm stereo output adapter. Unplugged that and the problem went away.

Audio and video pauses automatically

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Audio and video pause automatically (and sometimes pause and play) only when I use an internal (Youtube, google) or 3rd party software (windows media player, VLC, films &TVs ).

It happens only when I am playing a video or audio.
No virus (after scan)
Since the spacebar key is usually associated with play & pause, I tried typing something in MS word. I did not see any auto space being generated between 2 letters. (tested for 5 mins)
Autoplay and pause (sometimes just pause) occur maybe after 20 seconds. (it is random)
I can actually see the virtual pause and play button is toggled. (no other error message is shown, it happens as if I am physically pressing the spacebar key.
issues in Windows 10

7. the window also very lag when it happening

Driver issues? Which driver is it? Any suggestions or experiences? Please share your thoughts.

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I had the same issue and it is solved after i disconnected my Bluetooth Speaker from Denon.

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2021-10-24T09:27:41+00:00

hello

go to apps in setting. disable cortana app
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2021-10-24T09:28:04+00:00

hello

go to apps in setting. disable cortana app
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2021-12-02T17:53:33+00:00
I've been facing the same issue for the last 6 months I guess I've been updating since but it doesn't help so I just stopped using it for watching movies and stuff please help

Doesn't matter I've used a couple of other softwares too for playing videos but it keeps happening.

Doesn't happen when minimised. It keeps playing on the background without any issues

Laptop. Windows 10

I've used an external keyboard. I even unplugged the power supply of the internal keyboard manually to confirm it was not the keyboard issue.

I tried uninstalling the keyboard driver but it automatically installs itself. I haven't tried uninstalling graphics card driver I'll do it now. Usually it shows every driver is up to date.

I'll list some other problems which happen. oh and It's not touch screen-

Pause play every time I'm watching a video doesn't matter on which app it's running.

Sometimes when I'm on chrome, surfing internet, it randomly plays music.

When I'm on a folder that has jpeg files it opens on it's own on windows media player. And it doesn't stop, I have to search task manager and stop windows media player from there.

Touchpad stops working. So I have to use a mouse instead.
Exact same issues, tried some of the fixes mentioned in this thread like:
- Disabling cortana
- Unpairing paired bluetooth devices
- Checking exclusive mode applications priority in speaker's advanced settings
And obviously other basic steps such as restart, troubleshoot, updating drivers, etc. None of these solved the problem, please reply if something else fixed your issue.
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2022-02-14T03:13:06+00:00

This seems to be a common problem caused by any one of an infinite number of things.

In my case, as well as the constant play/pause toggling on videos (both local files on VLC and embedded ones on webpages), it made it impossible to see or click on previews from grouped taskbar icons and prevented me from dragging and reordering taskbar icons or browser tabs.

Eventually I found the culprit - my USB-C to 3.5mm stereo output adapter. Unplugged that and the problem went away.
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