Chrome is the most convenient browser for watching videos, it is fast and extremely reliable. But even he may occasionally experience problems, in particular while watching videos on Youtube. When YouTube slows down in Chrome, the problem may lie in the site itself, the channel being viewed, the power of the device, the quality of the connection, etc. First, you should check all the most common causes of the problem one by one - and usually after this the video starts playing normally.
Updating Graphics Drivers
First of all, try updating your video card drivers, since some of their versions were incompatible with new Youtube features, or they are faulty or outdated. To do this, follow these steps.
Open Device Manager with the command devmgmt.msc from the Win + R window.
In the list of installed hardware, expand the Video adapters tab. Right-click on the video card and select "Update Drivers" from the context menu. If you have a discrete graphics card in addition to the integrated GPU, you will need to update both devices.
To update the first, use the automatic search for updated drivers. Follow the prompts when the update is complete.
For a discrete graphics card (AMD or nVidia), download the latest software from the manufacturer's website. Then run the downloaded file and follow the instructions until the installation is complete.
Reason 2: Problem browser
If, after checking the connection, it turns out that everything is fine with it, but the video recordings still lag on YouTube, then the reason is not due to poor speed. Perhaps the root of the problem needs to be looked for in the browser in which the video is played.
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The reason is unlikely, but still exists. And the problem is that the browser may be, so to speak, broken. It is unlikely that the root cause of the breakdown itself will be found out, since there are so many little things in the whole computer system that the variations simply cannot be counted.
To test this hypothesis, the easiest option would be to install another browser and then play the same video in it. If the result is satisfactory and the recording begins to play without delay, then the problem is in the previous browser.
Perhaps the culprit was the incompatibility of Flash Players. This applies to programs such as Google Chrome and Yandex.Browser, since they contain this component (it is built-in), and most users have it installed separately on their computer. The solution to the problem may be to disable the plugin in the browser or on the computer.
Lesson: How to enable Adobe Flash Player on different browsers
You can also try updating the browser itself. In addition, it is quite possible that before this it worked properly and played videos without a single hitch, but due to the fact that browsers are constantly updated, and some of their updates are related precisely to Flash Player, they themselves can become obsolete.
If you decide to update your browser, then in order to do everything correctly and without errors, you can use the articles on our website. They tell you how to update the Opera browser, Google Chrome and Yandex.Browser.
Checking playback after logging out
If you notice microfreezes when watching a video, or playback constantly slows down, log out of your Youtube account, then launch it again and check how it works. In most cases, after exiting, the problem no longer occurs.
To log out of your account, open the YouTube page and click on the user icon located on the right side of the navigation bar. In the context menu, click on the “Logout” button. Now play the video again and check if it plays smoothly.
Fixing video stuttering
There are many reasons why a video slows down during playback. The most common of them are slow network speed, problems with the browser, drivers, and processor.
Reason 1: Low network speed
A decrease in Internet connection speed primarily affects content that requires consistently fast data transfer. Since this mostly applies to video, it will slow down, load slowly, and have jerks during playback. The video may also suddenly stop, cut off, the user will hear a sound that does not correspond to the picture, or the image will freeze, but the sound will remain normal.
All of the above symptoms occur due to a weak Internet connection. In this case, you need to file a complaint with the provider, since it provides low-quality services. Additionally, we suggest that you verify the reduction in speed by measuring it. You can do this on our website using the link below:
- Go to the page using the link provided above, click the “GO” button.
Network speed measurement will begin. You can track this process on a special chart; wait for it to complete.
The report shows ping as well as download and upload speeds.
Disabling extensions and plugins
As you know, some plugins and extensions reduce the performance of any browser. This is especially true for extensions that were installed using adware.
If you are using the Google Chrome browser, type chrome://extensions/ in the address bar and press Enter.
If you find something suspicious or perhaps the video is slow due to the last installed extension, disable or delete it. First of all, disable ad blockers (AdBlock), which may cause problems with playback.
If the video still slows down, try disabling all extensions, then enabling each one in turn to find the one that is causing the problem.
Flash plugin conflict in Google Chrome
If the video slows down in Chrome and only in this browser, then most likely the cause of the problem lies in a conflict between two or more plugins that are incompatible with each other. Google Chrome already has a built-in player by default, but extensions accidentally installed, sometimes without the user’s knowledge, can disrupt its operation.
It's easy to disable unnecessary Flash plugins:
- If you do not have the Plugins extension, download it for free from the link in the official Chrome store (the “Install” button);
- A quick access button for plugins will appear in the upper right corner of the browser. Click on it;
- In the “Flash Plugin On/Off” section you can disable third-party files, if any;
- Restart your Chrome browser for the updates to take effect.
Disabling hardware acceleration
In many cases, video playback problems can be resolved by disabling hardware acceleration.
Open Chrome and click on the menu icon with three vertical dots. In the context menu, go to Settings.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the “Advanced” link. In the System section, disable the “Use hardware acceleration (if available)” option and click on the “Restart” button to restart the browser and apply the changes.
Other reasons why the video does not open
If the tried and tested methods do not produce the expected results, then it is very likely that a problem related to video playback is one of the most visible consequences of serious problems. These may include:
- Viral activity. Typically, Trojans and malware significantly slow down your computer; not only video, but also other processes freeze. Conduct a full scan of your computer, especially drive C. If no viruses were found, try disabling the third-party antivirus, if there is one;
- Disable extensions in your browser by going to the “Additional tools” section;
- If the video lags on YouTube and only on it, try logging out of your account or logging into anonymous mode using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + N;
- Problems with components. If something breaks in the hardware, then first clean the video card from dust. Replacing thermal paste or cleaning dust from the processor can also help;
- Lack of RAM. Open the task manager with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + Delete and close all system processes except the browser.
As you can see, problems with loading a video can be caused by a number of software and hardware problems. We hope that one of these methods helped you play the video safely.
Increasing disk cache size
Sometimes the browser may run out of cache space, preventing it from caching files. It is possible that YouTube playback is slow for this reason, so try increasing the disk cache size.
In Explorer, navigate to your browser's installation folder. Right-click on the executable file and select "Send to", then "Desktop (create shortcut)".
Right-click on the created shortcut and go to Properties. On the Shortcut tab, in the “Object” field, insert the specified parameters at the end of the line, separated by a space:
-disk-cache-size=1073741824
Apply the changes and restart the browser. Check on Youtube to see if video playback is slow.
PC performance issues
The more tabs are open in the browser, the slower it works, because... Each tab takes up a certain amount of PC RAM.
Closing unused tabs in a timely manner allows you to load videos on web pages faster and watch them without interruptions.
Close unnecessary browser tabs
Right-click on any open browser tab and select the action to close tabs from the menu that appears.
Right-click on any open browser tab and select “Close other tabs” from the menu that appears.
If you need to monitor multiple sites, you can return to closed tabs later by opening them through your browser history, or saving them as bookmarks first.
Click on the icon with three stripes, select “History”, find the site and open it
Remove unnecessary extensions
Browsers often have extensions installed that run in the background. Even though these extensions are useful, they are common culprits that slow down your browser.
Step 1. Carefully review the installed extensions located on the browser toolbar to remove those that are not needed.
Select extensions located on the browser toolbar to remove
Step 2: Right-click on the extension and select “Delete.”
Right-click on the extension and select “Delete”
Step 3. When asked to delete, click “Delete”.
Click “Delete”
Note! You can also remove extensions through extension management.
- Click Settings (three horizontal bars), select More Tools, and click Extensions.
Click on the icon of three horizontal stripes, select “Additional tools”, click “Extensions” - Left-click on the trash icon next to the extension you want to remove.
Left-click on the trash icon next to the extension
Reference! You can also check if there are new extensions that perform the same functionality if the old extensions have not been updated for a long time.
Delete browsing history, cache and personal data
Clearing your browser's cache, cookies, and browsing history really helps speed up your browser.
The Internet cache contains pictures of websites visited by the user, which are used by the browser instead of downloading them from the Internet. However, if there are too many images, searching for them in the cache takes a long time, slowing down the browser.
Cookies are data files that identify the user and his preferences on websites. Cookies are usually useful, but clearing them will rid your browser of corrupted or unnecessary files.
Step 1. Click "Settings", click "More tools" and select "Delete data...".
Click "Settings", click "More tools" and select "Delete data..."
Step 2. In the “Time range” column, select the appropriate parameter from the list, for example “All time”.
In the “Time range” column, select the appropriate parameter from the list, for example “All time”
Step 3. Select, tick all the boxes, and click “Delete data”.
Check all the boxes and click “Delete data”
Reference! It is advisable to think about reducing the intervals between browser cleanups, because... This tool effectively speeds up its work.
Viruses
A common reason why YouTube stopped working in Chrome is the negative effect of viruses. Malware can damage or delete some files, steal personal information, or interfere with the operation of the player, including YouTube on Google Chrome. To eliminate these nuances, check your PC using any antivirus program, first updating it to the latest version and downloading a fresh database. After completing the work, be sure to check whether YouTube is working or not.
Be sure to look here: what’s happening with YouTube now?
Reason 6: Weak iron
If the problems with the video are not due to other reasons, the computer may not be able to play YouTube videos. There are two options here:
Remember that YouTube is constantly introducing resource-intensive solutions for playing content. Therefore, the device that now copes with the task perfectly well may not be able to play video in the foreseeable future without overlays.
View on mobile phone
Today, YouTube users are increasingly watching videos from smartphones. In this case, difficulties often arise with download speed due to the large weight of the files. The video slows down, loads slowly, or doesn't work at all. In this case, you need to select the video playback quality to avoid the problems discussed above. If suddenly a YouTube video does not load into Google Chrome on your smartphone, set a lower resolution, for example, 360 or 420. This step will be relevant not only for comfortable viewing, but also to save traffic.
Useful: YouTube does not load in the Yandex browser.
Low internet speed
Online videos will load slowly and become dull if your internet connection speed is slow. Close all unnecessary tabs and programs that consume the Internet (torrent, Skype, ICQ). To check, go to speedtest.net and click “Start Test”.
Good speed and ping are not the reason. Do the test several times at different points - in your city and in Moscow or Europe. Pay attention to the “receiving speed” and “PING” parameters. If the speed differs greatly from that stated in the tariff, call technical support. provider support. If the service shows a speed of less than 1 Mbit and a ping of more than 150, you clearly have problems with the Internet; video with such a connection will work very slowly. To prevent the video from slowing down, you will have to wait for pre-loading before watching. Try rebooting the router, or connecting the computer directly via cable. Check who is connected to your router - your neighbors may be stealing the Internet.
Hardware problems
By the term hardware problems, we mean any difficulties that were caused by any component of your computer. The performance of online video is largely influenced by the following components:
- Video card;
- CPU;
- RAM;
- HDD.
Other components, up to and including the motherboard, can also have an impact to a certain extent, but the 4 components listed above affect the most and most often than others are the cause of all problems on your PC, including problems with online video playback. Let's look at each point separately.
Video card
Typically, your graphics card will affect the resolution at which you can watch videos. The problem manifests itself either in visible screen artifacts (noise), or in the fact that the screen sometimes even goes dark.
There may also be classic symptoms - that your PC cannot play streaming video, and constantly stops and freezes, after which it continues playing after 2-3 seconds. Sometimes the video plays without freezing in terms of the video, but some fragments drop out - this means that the video literally jumps from 27 minutes, to 27:02, etc. All these are symptoms of problems with the video card.
If the problem is in the video card, then it’s easy to find out - just lower the video resolution, for example, go from Full HD to 480p. If the problem immediately disappeared, then there is a high probability that the video did not have time to be processed at a higher resolution. Of course, the reason may be in the Internet or in other components, but to calculate the problem it is better to follow the path of elimination.
Modern computers require a card with at least 256 megabytes of RAM. Previously, we told you how to find out what kind of video card you have. Find out and if it turns out that it does not have that much memory, then this is a reason to think about replacing the component. Since whatever you do with it will not have a significant impact on the final result, and you will either have to watch the video in low resolution or put up with freezes.
As a rule, if the card is new, but there are problems, then there are difficulties in cooling. The system requires more power when you watch high-definition videos, and if you have a dirty card or a card with a broken cooling system, then the PC may deliberately reduce its performance so that the card does not burn out. We recommend arming yourself with the knowledge from the article on how to find out the temperature of a video card, where we also talked about how to fix problems with elevated readings.
CPU
The processor occupies a leading position in the list of TOP causes of problems why video slows down when watching online. Problems caused by the CPU are usually expressed as freezes and video slowdowns. At the same time, even the mouse and other components slow down. If you notice such manifestations, then the reason is most likely in the CPU.
There is a way that will allow you to know 100% that the processor is to blame. You need to run any video that is slowing down, and then open the indicators in the task manager, and observe the indicators of the processor. If during the process you see a picture like this:
Just know that when watching videos online, they slow down due to a weak processor. You don't need to see that it is 100% loaded, even if the indicator is about 50% or higher, then the chance that the processor is to blame is very high.
In this case, you need to figure out what's wrong - either you have an old processor that, despite all the settings, will not be able to work normally, or you have poor PC settings. Find out what processor you have installed, read about its capabilities, and if it turns out that it is outdated, then this is a reason to update your PC. If the processor still meets modern requirements normally, then analyze what programs are running along with the video. Your PC may be overloaded because you have many utilities running at the same time.
The situation can also be corrected by special utilities for optimizing PC operation. In this case, you can do without replacing the component, but still get good video playback without braking or freezing.
HDD
You can view the loading and load on your hard drive through the Task Manager. It will be good if you launch any video that freezes and watch the disk load. If you notice that it is approaching 100% while watching the video, then there is a chance that the reason is in the storage medium. This is a rare cause, but it is common on older devices.
The video is loaded into the cache, and the cache and temporary files are stored both in RAM and on the hard drive. If you have an HDD drive - that is, an old generation drive, you will not be able to watch video in 4K, since it is unlikely to have time to be recorded and saved.
Alternatively, you can replace the media or install more RAM. Another solution to this problem is to use a lower resolution, which will "pull" your Windows PC. For example, you can watch videos in 720p even on very old media, this may be enough even for 2022.
RAM
All in the same Task Manager where you looked at the processor indicators, you can also look at the RAM indicators. If you have little RAM, then the video will definitely slow down, and until you expand its capacity, the problem will remain. For example, start the video and then notice how full the RAM is:
Alternatively, you can expand the page file. This option will help if you have a fast SSD drive. If you have a regular HDD drive, then this measure will not help you in any way and the problems will remain.
For 2022, we recommend at least 4 GB of RAM of at least DDR3 class. If you have 1-2 Gigabytes, and there is no way to expand them, then try watching in a lower resolution, and also stop all other processes on the PC that are running simultaneously with the video.
High CPU and RAM load
If the video slows down at normal Internet speeds, pay attention to the memory and processor resource consumption. When opening a large number of tabs and working with them for a long time, the browser can consume 1-2 GB of RAM, at the same time loading the CPU. To check how many resources your computer spends on completing assigned tasks, open the task manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc).
To reduce the load, you should close unnecessary tabs in all browsers. If your computer has less than 4 GB of RAM, enable the page file. Also, look at what programs are running other than browsers. The fewer tasks you perform simultaneously on your computer, the less video and sound lags there are when watching online. This applies primarily to old cars with weak technical characteristics.
If your computer is so outdated that it can no longer handle simple programs like browsers, then you should think about replacing components. You can view current device models with all characteristics using programs such as Speccy, CPU-Z, AIDA64.
What to do if YouTube freezes on your TV?
You need to go to the settings of your TV or Smart set-top box and go to the “Applications” section (then, perhaps, “All applications”) and find YouTube
.
If
there is a “Stop” option (meaning close the application), click it. Select “Delete data” and confirm by clicking “Ok”.
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Why YouTube doesn't work in Chrome
You can access the world's most popular video hosting site from any browser. Many users prefer Google's brainchild. When you go to YouTube using Chrome, a black tap appears instead of a video. There are several reasons for this. Let's find out why YouTube doesn't work in Chrome, what are the most common reasons, what you can do on your own, and how to avoid this in the future.
Reasons why YouTube does not work in Chrome
The most common problems that can result in a black screen instead of the desired video are:
- problems with Google services;
- “broken” service options are installed;
- outdated browser firmware, a glitch in it;
- modified hosts file;
- poor internet connection;
- There is no flash player, its version is outdated and others.
How to fix the problem
To correct the situation you will need to follow a few simple steps. It is necessary to proceed from the simplest to the more complex. It is possible that the first attempt at correction will give results and the video will start without problems. First of all, you need to find out if there are any technical problems with the video hosting itself. They may be the cause of the black screen.
Clear cache
It is recommended to clear Cache and Cookies files at the same time. Damaged data in these folders can affect both the operation of YouTube and the entire operating system. Cleaning algorithm:
If the problem cannot be resolved, proceed to the next step.
Virus scanning and removal
Of course, for safe computer operation, it is recommended to install a special program that will periodically scan systems for viruses and destroy them.
In addition, such software monitors newly installed files, checking them for the presence of malicious code. If there is no such program on your PC, you can use any third-party utility. You need to start the scanning process and wait for the result.
It is better to check using a third-party computer or other device that connects to the user’s device.
If the antivirus program finds problem areas, it will offer to fix them. Consent must be given. After removal or correction, the system is rebooted and the functionality of YouTube is checked. If it still doesn't work in Chrome, follow the other steps.
Hosts File
Files of this type help match domain names, written in symbols, and IP addresses, written in numeric expressions. Malicious programs often target host files. The reason is the desire to block access to a popular site for the user, an attempt to redirect him to other sources with intrusive advertising or duplicate sites.
File location: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. For each operating system, hosts have their own original content. For Windows it is like this:
If any program makes changes to this content, the hosts will affect the performance of both the entire system and the browser. To fix it, you should use the Microsoft Fix it service. Just download it to your computer, run it and follow the instructions. The utility will automatically bring the contents of the required file to the proper state.
Checking the Internet connection
Unstable operation of YouTube can be affected by poor Internet speed and “jumping” indicators. it simply won’t load on YouTube in Chrome, the user will be able to go to the site, but will only see a black, empty screen. Online services can help you check your connection speed. Google's service will help you measure speed and analyze opportunities to increase download speeds from any device.
Removing or setting up plugins
There are situations when a user installs two plugins, the operation of which causes a conflict and affects the operation of services. You will need to enable JavaScript. To do this, go sequentially: “Chrome Settings” - “Advanced” - “Privacy” - “JavaScript” (activate by checking the box next to it).
Then you should go back to YouTube and update the page with the video.
Summing up the results
There can be many reasons for a blank screen on YouTube when working through Google Chrome. They are practically the same as for working with other browsers. There is no universal reason, nor is there one action that will help correct the situation. The user will have to sequentially go through all the measures, starting with the simplest and most obvious.
Source: https://pro-ytube.com/pochemu-ne-rabotaet-yutub-v-xrome.html
Slow connection speed
Before checking the technical specifications of your computer and manipulating the flash player, make sure that your provider provides you with normal Internet access. You can measure speed at several sites:
To get the correct result, disable programs that have Internet access: for example, uTorrent. Measure the speed on two or three services. It will be noticeably lower than promised in the tariff plan - this is a common situation. But if the speed is too slow, check the cable and connection and then contact your provider.
If the problem occurs when watching a movie on a tablet or laptop using mobile Internet at low speed, then there are two options:
- Reduce video quality to minimum value.
- Wait until the video downloads to the end, and then calmly play it back.
There may also be problems on the site where the video is posted. When there is a large influx of visitors, the server bandwidth is not enough. But this does not apply to giants like YouTube or VKontakte and their players. Such glitches are more likely to appear on small sites that use their own video player.
