Youtube (YouTube) is the most popular video hosting, where users can not only view and comment on the videos they like or, on the contrary, dislike, but also post own videos, share found clips via social media etc. Youtube is very simple and easy to use, which is what makes it not only the most popular video hosting site, but also the third most visited site in the world.
Videos on Youtube, unlike many other video hosting sites, very rarely freeze and slow down, but bugs still happen: sometimes the video does not open, and sometimes the site itself does not open. Let's see why Youtube may not open and how to solve this problem.
The site itself is not loading
If you are unable to access the site itself, there is a 99% chance that the reason is given fact one of the following reasons:
blocking
In connection with the entry into force of the law "On the protection of children from information harmful to their health and development" in Russia, a network provider or administrator can block resources according to the register of prohibited sites.
Most often, this situation is observed in schools. Administration educational institutions or initially asks the provider to connect the package with limited access, or the network administrator (usually a computer science teacher) himself blocks access to certain sites. Since Youtube is a free resource and a variety of videos can be posted on it, including those containing scenes of violence and cruelty, this video hosting often falls into the list of prohibited resources.
Is it possible to bypass the "black" lists? Sometimes yes, the easiest way to solve this problem is to use the so-called anonymizer site, for example, HideMe.ru - a proven platform with a very simple and intuitive interface.
Anonymizers change your IP and thus allow you to access resources that are prohibited for your real IP. You can read more about bypassing "black" lists.
Viruses
Viruses on your PC can be a source of a lot of problems, and the inability to access the site is one of them. To check if a virus is to blame, go to the following path: Windows\System32\drivers\etc and check host file s in the destination folder. What should it be? Either empty or filled, but (!) each line must begin with a # sign. If any of the lines does not start with this symbol, it means that you have registered a virus that can, for example, redirect you to another resource when you try to access Youtube. Remove this line and you should be fine.
Resource denied
If your browser has an additional program for blocking objectionable resources, which you can manage yourself, check to see if Youtube was accidentally included in this list. Settings additional programs are located in the browser settings section under a name like "Add-ons" or "Extensions".
Technical reasons
Sometimes Youtube may not work due to a server crash, a hacker attack, or some other technical reason. In such a situation, you cannot do anything, just wait a while, be sure that the resource developers will try to fix the problem as soon as possible.
Video not loading
If the site itself loads, but the video does not play, the most probable causes are:
Problems with Adobe Flash Player
Or you don't have Adobe Flash Player or not updated. The problem is easily solved - just download the latest version of the player (for example, from here) and install it.
Browser Issues
Perhaps the problem lies in your browser settings - there are some plugin or update conflicts, the cache is full, etc. Try using a different browser - it may work in it.
Video issues
Today in Russia they began to monitor copyright more closely, and therefore many videos are deleted at the request of the copyright holder. In this case, unfortunately, nothing can be done, the video has been deleted, but you can try to find it on other resources.
And in most cases, the new firmware makes working with TV more convenient, faster and more comfortable, but there are also unpleasant changes. In particular, some applications that were originally installed may disappear. For example, after updating the firmware on the LG TV, the Youtube app. In fact, the problem was not new firmware, but in the changes at Google, well, first things first.
I propose to start by returning YouTube to its place. To do this, go to the application store, everything described below will be shown on the example of an LG TV, but for Samsung, Philips, Sony, etc. the process will be the same.
Go to the app store by pressing the Smart TV button on the remote control.
Select App Store 
Next, you need to find the Youtube application, it is best to use the search. 
Enter "Youtube" in the search bar.
Select the found application.
Click Install.
Now you can always find the YouTube app on your TV.
After that, you can use the application and watch your favorite videos.
But not everything is so simple, on TVs released before 2012, the YouTube application may not work. This is because Google is updating the Application Programming Interface (API) for developers. So the owners of TVs assembled before 2012 are at risk and it is quite possible that the YouTube application will not work on their TV. To solve the problem, I recommend check if your TV is connected to the Internet
, update the TV firmware, and try to install the application again, as a last resort, contact the technical support of the TV manufacturer.
If the YouTube application is not available or does not work on your TV, do not despair, you can watch videos using the built-in browser. To do this, launch it from the application list and go to youtube.com. But please note that in order to play all videos, the browser must support Flash and HTML5.
A couple of days ago, I started having problems with YouTube - the site did not work, it simply refused to load, and some strange error and other abracadabra got out on the page. At first I was surprised that with YouTube today, I thought that the world's largest video hosting site had suddenly fallen.
But nothing like that - everything turned out to be much simpler - it was my browser that was made (Opera). To be honest, I didn’t figure out what it was connected with, but when I came from Mozila, everything worked as it should.
But not always the reasons why YouTube does not work can be related to the browser, here are some more of them.
Possible reasons why YouTube is not working:
To begin with, let's figure out what exactly the problem is - is the video on YouTube not loading, or is the site itself not loading?
If the video recordings are not loaded, the problems may be the following:
- Flash failure or failure Adobe Player Flash Player. Reinstall the latest version from . Without this software, you will not be able to enjoy videos from the Internet. Check on other sites whether video recordings work, if not, then it's definitely in the player.
- Browser errors. Go to another browser and check if the problem persists. It could be like cache issues ( for example, there is not enough allocated memory or the cache is full), as well as internal conflicts of plugins/updates for the browser, etc. If everything works from another browser, then the problem is in it. Try also clearing the browser cache and increasing its size, as well as disabling third-party extensions.
If YouTube.com is not loading:
- Blocked by the provider or network admin. Try to go to the site through an anonymizer to bypass the ban and check if this is the case - you can learn more about all the methods. By the way, sometimes the provider does not completely block access to the site, but can, for example, limit the speed on this resource, so the video High Quality can slow down and load slowly.
- Viruses - check the host file that lives on your system at Windows\System32\drivers\etc. For example, a virus could slip its redirect for office. YouTube site, and redirect it to another location. You can delete the entire contents of the file, if you yourself did not manually assign redirects, then it should be empty there.
- Look in the firewall, maybe YouTube somehow got into the list of prohibited connections.
- Work on the YouTube site, server crashes, hacker attacks, alien invasion, the site was on the banned list. This is unlikely, but possible =) Don't panic, just wait and try logging in again in 1-2 hours.
Many users of Youtube video hosting face problems in playing videos. In most cases, errors occur due to browser failures, outdated Adobe versions Flash Player or Drivers. Read more about how to restore YouTube video playback.
Frequent video playback problems
Video loading too slow
Video freezes after a few seconds of playback
A blank screen appears in the player window instead of the video
Causes and their elimination
We recommend that you troubleshoot Windows with help to troubleshoot possible problems.
First of all, you need to update to the latest current version the browser used to view the video and the Flash player.Install the latest version of Adobe Flash Player () and update your browser to latest version if it is not updated automatically. Use the following links to official developer resources to download the most current version:
Updating your Internet browser in time can not only fix video playback problems, but also provide better security when browsing the Internet.
Advanced Settings and Troubleshooting
If after flash updates Player and browser YouTube video still won't play, to identify the exact cause of the problems, try watching the video through a different browser, for example, installed in Windows by default Internet Explorer. If the video plays normally in another program, check your browser settings - clear the cache (F5 button), enable JavaScript support if it was disabled.
If the video playback continues to crash, we recommend that you reinstall your browser. To do this, delete it while saving user data () your bookmarks and data will not be deleted. After that, install the browser again using the links to the developer sites above.
Sometimes YouTube video playback problems occur due to incorrect work drivers video cards. To download the latest driver, you need to know which manufacturer's video card is installed in your computer. We wrote about how to find out the manufacturer of the video card and update the drivers for it.
In some cases, playback issues have been noted due to hardware acceleration in Flash Player. This option is designed to improve the quality of video playback, but, at times, leads to failures. To disable hardware acceleration:
- Click right click mice on the video that is having problems viewing;
- Select the "Options" menu item;
- Uncheck "Enable hardware acceleration". If you don't see this option, then the feature is not available;
Click Close, then refresh the page and check if the video is playing.
After doing all these steps, the YouTube video is still not playing? In this case, you should contact the official support help resource. YouTube users. There you will find detailed recommendations for fixing problems and errors, and you can report your problem directly to YouTube officials.
The largest site for watching videos is YouTube.
You can see the most different videos from movies and cartoons to short commercials.
Therefore, we will consider problems with watching videos on YouTube.
Youtube is the most popular and largest video hosting. Therefore, its performance is monitored a large number of professional workers, often arranging checks for errors.
But, despite all these warnings, the site may fail. Users of the Yandex browser most often encounter the fact that YouTube simply stops opening (the Internet site does not load). In order to solve the problem, you need to understand why it appeared.
- The first thing to do is to check your internet connection. To watch videos you need good internet. Even if you are sure that everything is fine with him, it will not be superfluous to check again, as anything can happen (the limit is over, the lights are turned off, which is why Wi-Fi stopped working). If the device is still connected to the Internet, check its speed. Usually, when it is too slow, the device notifies you of this.
- Check the Yandex browser. Often, the video cannot be viewed due to the fact that Yandex has malfunctioned. If the cause of the error is in it, reinstall the browser.
- Video may not work due to antiviruses. Since some of them are made up of built-in firewalls that have access to override any sites and file documents. Check if YouTube is not there. It is possible that he was there by accident.
- Find out if access is being blocked by the provider itself. Of course, this is extremely rare, but it does happen. Usually this is done only with the order of higher authorities. To find out if the provider is involved in the blocking, call him and describe the problem.
- If the site is working properly, but the video does not open, then the reason is most likely a failure of YouTube. Perhaps the video you want to watch is too heavy.
Can a YouTube video not work in a Yandex browser due to viruses?
It is possible that the video does not work due to viruses. Working on the Internet, you could easily pick them up. Viruses automatically change the hots file (hosts), which has domain names, which are used for translation into network addresses nodes.
The problem is that because of these viruses, domain names change. Trying to go to YouTube, you may find yourself in a completely Internet resource, which in this moment does not work. For this reason, Yandex users see a blank page when they go to watch the video.
To get rid of this problem, you need to get into the hosts file and remove all the data that appeared under the line 127.0.0.1. After that, you need to close the hots and save the changes made, check the device for viruses using an antivirus. Restart your computer if possible.
Why is YouTube video loading slow?
If you are unable to watch the video normally from Yandex (that is, each picture requires downloading), then the reason may be:
- slow internet speed (reboot the device, turn off and on the internet again);
- insufficient amount of RAM (facilitate the work random access memory, close unnecessary tabs and currently unused applications and file documents);
- the old version of Adobe Flash Player (update the Yandex browser and the flash player will update itself).
