PotPlayer: potplayer.tv
I was trying to fix a streaming issue in VLC, read here: davescomputertips.com/fix-choppy-streaming-youtube-video-in-vlc
One the things I was trying to do was isolate the issue of wither it was the player or my connection. Windows Media Player doesn't seem to have streaming options from the Internet, just streaming from your system.
Media Player Classic couldn't open a stream at all. The videos streamed OK in my browser so I think that answered the internet/player issue. But still, in my mind, I wanted to try streaming on another player. Some digging around online and I settled on PotPlayer.
To stream, click on PotPlayer menu, top left hand corner, then Open and Open URL ...
In the box that opens type or copy and paste the web address of what you are trying to stream.
In my case a YouTube video. And click OK. It played with no issues. So I had to fix VLC and I did. Read article listed above.
When you first open the player the playlist is attached to it's side. To detach it, click on the little yellow corner on the Playlist tab. Now you can move it around as a separate window.
If you want to reattach it, click on the arrow symbol as pointed out in my screenshot. Click on the icon in the lower right-hand corner to toggle the playlist on or off.
The gear icon, lower right-hand corner, opens the Control Panel to adjust Audio, Video, Subtitles, and Playback.
The icon that looks like a tack that's for pinning the program on top. So it always stays on top of all other windows. You can pin the player, playlist and control panel.