Itunes freezes before playing songs

So when I startup itunes and attempt to play the first song, there is about a 5 second pause in which itunes freezes and all I can do is wait, then the song starts. It only happens for the first song I play after opening itunes, any ideas on how to fix this?

Mine does the same thing. I first thought it was a lag from the processor, but i have better specs than the required for itunes 10. I hope this can be fixed soon, it's very annoying.

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ITunes won't play song, even though pause button appears

Recently my iTunes has stopped playing songs. If I click the play button, the pause button appears but the progress bar does not move and no sound is made. The volume on my computer is fine as I can still watch videos on youtube and such. I've recently updated to the lastest iTunes and am not sure whether the songs played find after that or not. I read that it could be a probably with quicktime but I've deleted that and downloaded it again but that did not help.
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I noticed today I am having the same problem. Song would not play in Ver. 9.1.0 and 9.1.1. Same song plays fine in another media player. Also seeing the same that al0022 is seeing, my play button changes to a pause button, and my progress bar does not move. I am able to navigate around iTunes until I try to play a song then I have to kill the task.
I had a Windows update performed yesterday, and believe the windows update is the cause of the problem.
Anyone else unable to play after Windows updates were performed?
Collin

Itunes 7 not playing songs AGAIN

I thought I had solved this problem earlier today, but here it is again. Progress bar doesn't even work. Won't play songs in library or on disk. I suppose if I restart the computer it will work (as it did last time) but surely I don't have to keep doing that?! Any ideas?

My problem has to do with playing my music on iTunes on my PC separate of my iPod.
I will start a song sequence in shuffle or not in shuffle mode and after two or three, maybe four songs iTunes will cease playing songs. I will try another song in iTunes. Nothing starts. I played a music video successfully but when I went back to my song list, nothing played. I finally had to exit iTunes and launch it again for the music to play.
So, what's up? Does anyone know?
Thanks in advance. . .
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ITunes starts and plays songs automatically

I installed Itunes 12.0.1.26 and Yosemite last night and now iTunes starts and plays songs automatically. What is the problem with iTunes? Could someone else have my iTunes account? Should I delete ITunes and re-installed?

I agree with/have same problem as vinfromacton.
I know it's Flash causing the problem:iTunes had been functioning normally until this morning when I downloaded Flashto allow me to listen to archived radio programs on the internet.
Once I downloaded Flash, iTunes startedopening and playing automatically ~ every 2-3 minutes. Annoying as it playsover audio I am listening to &/or recording.
Only fix I've found is to turn iTunesvolume down to zero: does not stop iTunes from opening - it continues to do so- but I don't hear the iTunes audio.
I'm also going to try dr alexander'ssuggestion: Open a blank Playlist > leave iTunes focus there>quit iTunes.
It reopens but at least it'ssilenced....
Haven't tried it but I would imagine uninstallingFlash (need to download the uninstaller from the Adobe website) would solve theproblem. This however would lead me back to my original problem: no Flash >cannot listen to audio archived on the internet and other internet audio...
I'm also going to call Apple: I haveAppleCare. Will re-post after talking to them.

ITunes 11.0.2.26 Freezes when playing songs

Using Win 7 64 bit SP1.
What I have noticed is, that if left on its own, iTunes 11.0.2.26 seems fine, but once other programs are opened and used... in my case memory/processor intense things like Powerpoint and doing Internet Searches ESPECIALLY for graphics (using Chrome OR IE 10), songs first start to "stutter" and finally iTunes freezes/crashes.
Entering Task Manager I can successfully stop the application/processes/services, but the program obviously does not clear memory, in that it will not restart without rebooting.
I did not have this problem with earlier iterations of iTunes although I did notice some "stuttering" beginning with ver 10.
Any help/suggestions for a solution will be appreciated....I am a technical writer working in Powerpoint for online courses/presentations and music playing is a necessary part of my creative process. I'm about ready to chuck everything "Apple" and try to figure out how to play MY music (bought and paid for) in another fashion.

First I would try this
Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7
Next remove the Apple software using the instruction above and install a previous version. You can Google to find the previous versions

ITunes freezes after playing one song

Since upgrading to the new iTunes that was released today, after playing one song in iTunes in Windows, the program freezes and the only way out is to End Process on it. This only happens the first time that Windows starts up. After iTunes freezes and I End Process on it, and then run it again, it doesn't have this problem until the next time that Windows starts up.
Anyone know what's going on and how to fix it?

Turns out "Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service" was doing something that held up the computer when I used iTunes. So I followed these steps to disable the service permanently (since I don't use Windows Media Player): http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/fix-wmpnetwk-exe-in-windows-7/

Itunes freezes after playing 10+ songs

Anyone else have this happen? I click around listening to samples, then after about 10 itunes will not play another. I can get it to work again by closing itunes and closing the process itunes.exe.
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I am not sure, but try repairing it with itunes setup. If that dosnt work try reinstalling itunes. if that dosnt work, then i have no idea. =(

Itunes freezes when syncing songs (-69)

Whenever I go to synch my 16GB iPod Classic, it keeps freezing on certain songs and tells me there has been an unknown error (-69). However these songs have played fine on both my iTunes and my iPod before, so they shouldn't be corrupt. Even tracks I've brought from the Store have this problem as well as those i've imported on CD. I've followed Apples Support page suggestions but I'm still having problems.
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Hello Smythe,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Please follow the steps in the article linked to below to resolve this issue of iTunes becoming unresponsive when an iOS device is plugged in.
iTunes: May become unresponsive when connecting iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3219
Take care,
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ITunes freezes when adding songs

I upgraded iTunes to 6.0.1.whatever and now i can't do anything. When I try to add files or folders to my library iTunes freezes and i have to shut it down. Along with this it will no longer recognize or find any of my songs that I was recently (before upgrading) able to play that are located on my external hard drive. I can only play songs that are on my local disk. Can anyone help????

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Compaq Evo N800c
iTunes 6.0.1.3
CD Driver 2.0.4.3
CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
LowerFilters: Cdr4_xp (6.0.4.1),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3), Cdralw2k (6.0.4.1), pwd_2k (6.0.0.209),
Video Driver: MOBILITY RADEON 7500 \MOBILITY RADEON 7500
IDE\DiskTOSHIBAMK4018GAP_______________________M0.03_A, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
USBSTOR\DiskMaxtor6Y080L0_________0811, Bus Type USB
IDE\CdRomTOSHIBADVD-ROM_SD-R2102________________1A16___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
If you have multiple drives on the same IDE or SCSI bus, these drives may interfere with each other.
Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.
Current user is administrator.
D: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2102, Rev 1A16
Audio CD in drive.
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Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 00:50:67
Track 3, start time 05:03:25
Track 4, start time 09:06:65
Track 5, start time 10:24:57
Track 6, start time 14:16:27
Track 7, start time 18:34:26
Track 8, start time 22:21:02
Track 9, start time 23:27:57
Track 10, start time 26:58:50
Track 11, start time 30:52:13
Track 12, start time 35:51:63
Track 13, start time 40:15:54
Track 14, start time 44:55:44
Track 15, start time 50:42:60
Track 16, start time 54:38:39
Track 17, start time 57:44:22
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
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ITunes freezes when playing any kind of video

Up until a little while ago I was able to use iTunes to stream movie trailers, watch video podcasts, and watch movies saved in my library. For some reason now I am unable to.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled both Quicktime and iTunes, and I have even tried using older versions of both of these.
I can play videos in Quicktime OK, but not in iTunes.
The moment I hit "play", iTunes freezes. This happens with ANY kind of video (ie. podcasts, streaming, trailers, local videos, etc.)
Videos I used to once be able to play I cannot.
I have synced some of the videos to my iphone and they play fine on it, so the format is correct.
Any help would be great.

I had this same problem s a lot of others after updating to the latest I Tunes version. I finally got a decent response back from Apple, which was hard to do. Here is what they told me. Maybe it will help you:
I'm sorry to hear that you're dissatisfied with the way the episodes you purchased plays in iTunes on your computer. I appreciate your decision of contacting us to have this concern addressed. It's my pleasure to be of help for you today.
Raymond, please accept my sincere apologies for the inconvenience this issue has caused you. iTunes Store videos are optimized for playback on iOS devices and Apple TV.
This article often helps customers who are having video playback performance issues:
Troubleshooting iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7 video playback performance issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1718
If your computer meets the requirements yet video playback is not satisfactory, here are some things that might improve the quality:
1) Make sure you are using the latest version of iTunes for Windows. It is available free of charge here:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download
(Note that installing the latest version of iTunes will not affect your library or any items in your account waiting to be downloaded.)
2) Quit as many other open applications as you can before playing videos in iTunes.
3) Wait for all iTunes Store purchases to finish downloading before playing videos.
4) Use this article to guide you through updating your PC's drivers:
Updating the drivers on your Windows PC
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1768
5) Disable all non-Microsoft startup programs and services by following the steps in the appropriate article below:
Using Msconfig to troubleshoot conflicts in Windows Vista and Windows 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2292
6) If the video's audio track is not satisfactory, follow the troubleshooting steps in this article:
iTunes and QuickTime for Windows: Songs and other audio don't play correctly
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1362

ITunes Match only plays songs that were uploaded to the Cloud

I posted this once before back a couple of months ago and never did get it working.
I have an iPhone 4s and I purchased iTunes match about a year ago. My library was about 5,000 songs. I was able to use iTunes Match flawlessly on cellular or WiFi and play any of my music. Then I upgraded to iOS7, big mistake. Ever since that upgrade back in September, when I am on cellular I can only play music that was not matched but uploaded to the cloud. For example, when in my car I can play a live Phish show that I added to iTunes and that was uploaded to the cloud when I updated iTunes Match from my laptop, but I can't play the Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers because it was matched and not uploaded.
I have reset the phone to factory and manullay installed my apps again. I have turned off match and reset my phone, crossed my fingers, etc...
What happens when I try to play a "matched album" on cellular, it acts like it is going to play but sits at 0:00 for about 20 seconds and then skips ahead and attempts to play the next track. Everything plays fine on WiFi.
Has anyone lese had this issue and if so any suggesttions? I am so frustrated with the whole experience right now. I just went to the support page to submit a ticket to Apple and apparently I don't have support anymore because I have the phone for a year. I don't what to do.

Another oddity I just discovered is that if I turn on wifi hotspot on my phone and connect my iMac to my phone's 3G service then iTunes on my iMac will stream music just fine from iTunes match (yes, the music was only in the cloud, not on my drive).
I've tried everything I can think of to get iTunes Match to play tracks over cellular.. including totally deauthorizing all my computers and devices, totally removing all tracks my itunes match in the cloud and re-scanning/uploading everything. Purchased new tracks, and they won't play unless they are downloaded. But they will play just fine when previeing them for purchase in iTunes app.

ITunes won't play songs. Nor even the song samples at the iTunes store.

My sound system is working fine. Commercial CDs play in WMP.
I downloaded latest version of iTunes along with Quicktime. Download/install: no problem. I tried to get some m4p songs I'd saved on a CD to load back into iTunes, and while 1 or 2 appeared in iTunes, they would not play. I click on the spkr icon next to the song...no response. They would not transfer from the CD to iTunes. I gave up trying. (Same thing happens at the Music Store with its 30 second samples.) Doesn't make any differene what song I select. My computer is working fine; I get on the net with no problem. I do not get any error messages. The Diagnosic check from iTunes shows everything normal re my computer settings and network settings. (I'm using XP).
I tried a "Repair" install of iTunes...didn't help. I uninstalled iTunes and re-downloaded the setup.exe file, then reinstalled iTunes. Didn't change anything.
At the moment I've no songs in iTunes--when I call iTunes up, I am taken directly to the Music Store where I have a current, functioning account. IS THAT NORMAL WHEN YOU'VE NOT SET UP A PLAYLIST? And am I correct that itunes uses Quicktime to play iTunes songs?
I have 3 CDs I made of iTunes songs. One was burned with Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5. Another was burned with XP itself. A third was burned with iTunes and it will play in my car CD Player and in WMP 11 in my computer. iTunes will NOT play any of the three. If I put a commercial music CD in my computer, iTunes loads all into itself the songs and will play them.
It's a problem when an uninstall and reinstall of iTunes does nothing. I also just ran a Repair Install of XP last night. Went mostly OK; I got a messsage: "Windows could not load the installer for tape controller." I clicked OK as I don't use any tape device. There was another message: "The CinePlayer Decoders have not yet been activated. You must activate the product before use. Please run the player that included these decoders in order to activate the product". Again I clicked OK. I don't know what those cine player decoders do or what a cine player is. Movies? I checked my movie files--they played fine in WMP. I did not copy the CDs (any of them) to my HDD before trying to get them into iTunes but...would that have mattered?
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ITunes no longer plays song files in 5.1 - only in Stereo

Greetings!
Unfortunately, since a few days ago, iTunes has stopped playing my songs in surround sound and is instead only using my front speakers currently, while I can play the very same songs in surround sound using a different audio player. I've tried the following to no avail (in no particular order):
rebooted
completely reinstalled iTunes
used a System Restore Point from before the problem occured
reinstalled the driver for my Sound card (Asus Xonar DSX)
set Speakers to 5.1 in in both the Xonar DSX Audio Center and under Windows/Playback/Speakers/Configure
disabled my Realtek HD Audio device in my BIOS
installed Quicktime and set Audio to 5.1 under Preferences
switched between Direct Sound/Windows Audio Session in iTunes' Preferences/Playback
removed and reinstalled my Audio devices in the Device Manager
plugged in/out my USB Headset (which I think might've been the cause of the problem, since it usually causes iTunes to go into Stereo mode until I restart the program)
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Windows 7 64-bit
iTunes 11.0.2.26
Asus Xonar DSX 7.1 Surround, latest driver
Teufel 5.1 Surround system (all speakers still work perfectly)
Sadly, nothing helped. And I'm sure iTunes can play the songs in surround, since it has been doing so ever since I first started using it (and it has been my go-to program to test my audio for troubleshooting up until now).
Thanks for any replies!

Solved it on my own. The solution was to set my main Playback device in the Windows configuration to Stereo instead of 5.1 - which also set my Channels to 2 in my Asus Xonar DSX Audio Center, which I had set to 6 previously.

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