My laptop won't play videos

[Accy cyclist]

Yes. I don't know which version of Windows you have. I have machines that run Windows 7 and also Windows 10. The idea of System Restore is to make the PC revert to the settings it had at an earlier date when it behaved. You choose the date from a few that are suggested. If you let me know which version of Windows you have, I'll try and give instructions.

I'm not being dumb on purpose here,i really could not tell you. Thanks for the offer anyway!

 

[Welsh wheels]

Have you tried turning it on and off again?

 

[Accy cyclist]

This comes up when i try to get Radio Lancashire.......

The sound of silence
We're trying to play this station, but we're having problems. Apologies.

The station's stream may be broken, or there may be a mis-match between this stream, and your device.

Please click here to retry.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Have you tried turning it on and off again?

Yes,i've done that as well.

 

[Welsh wheels]

Yes,i've done that as well.

Good man

 

[swee'pea99]

Hit it with a hammer, then try again.

 

[swee'pea99]

Hang on, this is Accy...WHATEVER YOU DO DON'T HIT IT WITH A HAMMER.

 

[Slick]

Yes,i've done that as well.

Hi Accy, have you tried a difference browser?

 

[slowmotion]

I'm not being dumb on purpose here,i really could not tell you. Thanks for the offer anyway!

Press the Windows key and R at the same time. A box should appear. Type winver in the box, then OK. All should be revealed......

 

[Accy cyclist]

My laptop did the thing it does every now and then. It went into some kind of mode that says something like ....Do not turn your computer off. Windows preparing to configure numbers. It started counting down then it restarts. The videos are now back on! Why the fark couldn't it have done this earlier?! Anyway,problem solved!...for the time being.
Thanks for the replies and advice folks!

 

[marzjennings]

My laptop did the thing it does every now and then. It went into some kind of mode that says something like ....Do not turn your computer off. Windows preparing to configure numbers. It started counting down then it restarts. The videos are now back on! Why the fark couldn't it have done this earlier?! Anyway,problem solved!...for the time being.
Thanks for the replies and advice folks!

Windows would have started downloading required patches sometime ago and on a slow internet connection this can take hours or days if your pc is only on sometimes. Possibly when your PC started downloading all the files it needs to update itself it may have reduced available internet bandwidth to the point video and audio couldn’t stream.

 

[pawl]

Accy is going to say one in the lounge and one in the kitchen. Don't get too techy!!

I’ll go for old fashioned sash windows.

 

[User42542]

Use Incognito mode if your looking at filth....