Turn Windows features on or off : Thanks. Repeat steps 1 to 3 in the other browser better safe than sorry That didn't solve the problem? We found reports from as far back as 2011. Other sites seem to work. Use the methods here then you can watch the videos again. Your firewall is blocking youtube? If you use Chrome, also try to its default settings. It features basic controls, and it plays only one video at a time. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Method 2: Install Adobe flash player.
There must be some sort of conflict with some machines as opposed to others. Update Java Some users report that updating Java fixes the video issue. I read the Windows info on link you provided. This issue has been reported with and without an ad blocker installed. Turning off hardware acceleration fixes the issue. Ok, I found the fix! Manage add-ons in Internet Explorer and check.
But the video won't run. Anyways i have everything plugged in to this computer everything was working fine, ive been watching videos on youtube since i got it and out of nowhere it just wasnt showing anything, all i could think of doing was to restart the computer and the problem was solved. Disable hardware acceleration If the problem happens when viewing videos in full-screen, then this is likely for more than a year. Some people prefer browsers other than Safari. The steps to clear the cache and cookies depend on the browser you are using. How To Fix Your Problem Reload the webpage That didn't solve the problem? But you didn't give us much to go on.
The issue doesn't happen for everyone. There are a million reasons why your computer decided it could not play flash files. This makes way for new features such as adaptive streaming for instance or live streams, or to transfer encrypted contents to the user, decode it using JavaScript, to play it in the browser afterwards. Im really sorry, but yea, ive been using firefox just as a choice but i know safari is much better, firefox just remembers your passwords and other stuff that i cant do on safari or maybe i can just dont know how to yet. Then I found out that even though FlashBlock was disabled in its own settings, it still broke embedded YouTube vids on that forum. Expand Details and ensure Cookies and Cache are selected.
Fran: I can't even get that menu to open. The issue can have different causes. Disable your ad blocker, watch a few random videos, answer YouTube's new survey usually asking what your age is , and re-enable your ad blocker. I'm back to the same black screen. Will it ever be possible to play videos on these pages again with Firefox? Google recently switched to adaptive streaming on YouTube for 480p and 1080p videos by using Media Source Extensions. We'll add other suggestions as we find them! Obliterate the items from the beginning of time to delete all data. This also seems to solve some issues after some updates.
Remove the YouTube app If you have the YouTube app installed, try removing it. If you can hear audio, but are not seeing the video, you've come to the right place. I personally have no idea how to follow the instructions given by the community star in that answer even if I had earlier version- I appreciate the effort to help. I did the same and it worked. None seemed to affect the problem.
If you don't mind clips playing in a very small video player, give Firefox add-on a try. So, I think this has something to do with cookies or cache. Yep no Problem what so ever, 1080P And 1080P 60fps works great, loads smoothly, plays smoothly, nothing wrong with that. I tried to play it again the 2nd time, and bingo. Not sure what the conflict is at the moment. I get the black box the video should show in, and I can press play.
We are committed to keeping our content free and independent, which means no paywalls, no sponsored posts, no annoying ad formats or subscription fees. You don't need it to watch videos on Youtube. I don't want to start deleting things, trial and error, or making unnecessary changes. Point to More tools and click Clear browsing data… 3 Ensure the checkbox next to Cookies and other site and plugin data and Cached images and files is ticked. Method 4: Disable the extension that is causing the problem Extensions can be the cause. I have the same problem as above.
There is no error message I just have the loading circle forever. Hi, I'm having the same problem. Note: We haven't tried this and can't confirm that it works. And my Internet is around 120Mbps dowload and even higher 180mbps upload. Before this install, it gave me an error when I played YouTube videos, but it still played.
The problem started with upgrading to 3. It lets you play YouTube clips in Firefox's sidebar so that you can keep a casual eye on a video without sacrificing much screen real estate. If it happens consistently, then you will need to dig deeper. It's the same with Facebook btw, sometimes facebook video's wont load, sometimes they only play with a blackscreen and sound, and sometimes they work fine but again take forever to load. Second, search for the latest version online. I can still hear the audio but I cant see any footage and when the quality of the video is set to something low such as 144p I can see the footage but it is very low quality and basically pointless. I even downgraded to previous version without uninstalling the profile.