Sluggish Windows Media Player in Windows Vista with Sigmatel Sound Card

If you are experiencing Windows Media Player loading times slower than your last computer in Windows Vista, you may have a Sigmatel sound card; here's how to fix it.
1. Right click on your sound icon in the corner, and click on playback devices.
2. Underneath the Speakers/Headphones item, it should say "SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC" if it doesn't then you have a different sound card, this tip may not work for you.
3. Double click on Speakers/Headphones.
4. Place a tick in "Disable All Enhancements" even if none of the enhancements below have a tick next to them. If they do, untick them.
5. OK your way out, Windows Media Player should be much faster with no stuttering.

NOTE: If you have surround sound music may not play out of all your speakers at once with enhancements disabled.