Hulu’s streaming services are accessible over smartphones, PCs, smart TVs, and other hand-held devices. However many users have reported Hulu Error Code P-DEV322 error during playback. You can encounter this error on any streaming device.
In this post, we will look into its root cause and how to fix the P-DEV322 error.
What Is Hulu Error Code P-DEV322?
You can encounter the PDEV322 error on your smart TV, Android/ iOS devices, Mac or Windows machine, and while accessing Hulu content over a web browser. The root cause of Hulu Error Code P-DEV322 might be due to the following reasons.
Server Issues
Whenever you request any Hulu streaming content it sends a request to its server and then the content is streamed directly to your machine/ TV. If you encounter this error code there might be an issue on their main server.
The error can be due to ongoing server maintenance or any patch deployment.
TCP/IP Inconsistency
Hulu servers track users based on their TCP/IP and MAC address. If there are any network issues on your ISP, the Hulu server won’t be able to direct your request properly.
Such errors can also stem from custom settings or due to data cached by your router or modem.
Account Sync Issues
When you migrate to a different device that already has a Hulu account, it might create conflicting account details. The Hulu server can’t decide which profile they should direct their request to.
Such a situation might trigger the Hulu Error Code P-DEV322.
Corrupt Cookie or Cache Data
While trying to stream Hulu on a web browser from a PC, the error might be due to corrupt cookie or cache data stored on your machine. Your PC might contain stale cached data which is conflicting with Hulu’s request/ response.
How To Fix Hulu Error Code P-DEV322?
If the Hulu Error Code P-DEV322 is due to any of the above-mentioned reasons, the following methods can fix it. We have listed the easiest and the most obvious fixes first followed by the more complicated ones.
1. Restarting Hulu Application
This fix is for Hulu app users. Whenever you quit the Hulu app, some processes and services are still active in the background. It’s better that you do a Force Stop and restart the application.
Restart Hulu on Android
- Click on Settings
- Navigate to the Apps section.
- Tap on Hulu and click Force Stop
- Launch the Hulu app
Restart Hulu on iOS
- Swipe up to the middle of your screen. This will show you all the apps that are currently running.
- Swipe left and right to get to Hulu, and open the app preview.
- Swipe up or click on the Close button to exit Hulu and then restart the app.
2. Get the Recent Hulu App
On Windows 10
- Go to the Windows App store and search for Hulu
- Click Download and Update to get the updated version of Hulu on Windows
- Give it some time and the package will get installed on your machine.
- Launch Hulu
On Android
- Open Android Play Store and navigate to Hulu
- If Hulu is already installed and it is not updated, you will find an Update button. If the app is already up-to-date you will see the Open button
- Click Update and wait for the packages to install on your Android device
- Launch Hulu
On iOS
- Open the iOS App store and search for Hulu
- If Hulu isn’t updated, you will see the Update button on the page
- Click it and let the updates get installed on your device
- Launch Hulu
3. Restarting your Web Browser
If you are getting the Hulu Error Code P-DEV322 on your web browser, simply closing the browser won’t solve the issue. You have to make sure that all your browser background processes are killed and restarted properly.
This is how you can do it
Kill Browser Processes From Task Manager
- Open Task Manager and switch to Processes Tab
- Sort by App name so that you can see all the Processes of your browser
- Select the process and click End Task
- All instances of your browser will be closed
- Again launch your browser and navigate to Hulu. The error should be gone by now
Kill Browser Processes From CMD
- Press Windows + R and type CMD.
- Type tasklist and press Enter
- You will see all the running tasks. Find out the name of your browser from the task list.
- Type taskkill /f /im <browser_task_name.exe> /t where <browser_task_name.exe> is the name of your browser task and press Enter. For example, if you are using Chrome, type, taskkill /f /im chrome.exe /t
- This will end all instances of your browser. Now relaunch your browser and launch Hulu
4. Clear App Cache
Hulu app stores a ton of account data on your device for faster processing and to reduce turnaround time. The P-DEV322 error might be due to obsolete cached data. To clear it follow the following steps.
On Android
- Open Settings, navigate to Storage and select Hulu from the App section.
- Click Clear cache
On iOS
- Open Settings, jump to the General section and click Internal Storage
- Select Hulu and click Offload App
5. Clear Browser Cookies and Cache
This is how you can clear your browser cookies and cache on Chrome.
- Click on the three dots on the top right edge of the browser and open the settings window.
- Click on Privacy and Security and click Clear Browsing Data to delete browsing History, cookies, and cache.
- Close Chrome and log in to Hulu.
6. Update PC Drivers
On Windows
- Right Click on the Start button and select Device Manager
- Check for drivers with Yellow exclamation marks. Those are the drivers which require updates.
- Right-click on the device and select Update Driver.
- Click Search Automatically for updated driver software and follow through.
- Restart your machine and launch Hulu
On macOS
- Open Menu and click Software Update
- Wait for the updates to be installed and then reboot your system
- Launch Hulu
7. Flush DNS Servers
Flushing your DNS servers will reset your internet connection. This is how you can do it
On Windows
- Click Start, search for command prompt, and Run it as an Administrator
- Type the following commands followed by Enter
- ipconfig /flushdns
- ipconfig /registerdns
- ipconfig /release
- ipconfig /renew
- netsh winsock reset
- Reboot your machine and launch Hulu.
On macOS
- Open Terminal
- Type sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder and press Enter
- Enter Admin Username and Password
- Restart your machine and launch Hulu
All the above methods should be enough to solve the Hulu Error Code P-DEV322.
If it is a Hulu server-side error and you are still unable to resolve them, log in to your Hulu account and raise a ticket at Hulu Help Centre.
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