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moniss

(9,149 posts) Sat Oct 18, 2025, 08:05 PM Oct 2025

If you are having problems

with YouTube hanging in Chrome or Firefox just download Opera and things will be back to sailing along. I tried all of the recommended fixes for Chrome and FF but nothing helped. I'm putting this up in General Discussion because of how many people might be using YouTube today and tomorrow trying to watch videos of "No Kings Day".

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If you are having problems (Original Post) moniss Oct 2025 OP

The problem I have encountered... 2naSalit Oct 2025 #1

I tried over the last 10 days to do it both signed in and moniss Oct 2025 #5

Good to know! 2naSalit Oct 2025 #7

I don't seem to have an issue with you tube on firefox. mwmisses4289 Oct 2025 #2

Over the last 10 days the first video would play moniss Oct 2025 #3

Huh. Interesting. mwmisses4289 Oct 2025 #4

Norwegian company now majority owned by moniss Oct 2025 #6

2naSalit

(103,806 posts)

1. The problem I have encountered...

Reply to moniss (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 09:10 PM

Oct 2025

On occasion, is the demand for sign in, I don't have an account.

But I just tried something and it worked, I watched youtoob short video, those always play without issue. I then went to a video I wanted to watch previously but couldn't due to the sign in thing and it plays without issue. Go figure.

moniss

(9,149 posts)

5. I tried over the last 10 days to do it both signed in and

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 10:04 PM

Oct 2025

not signed in. The first video chosen would play and then hang the browser. Both Chrome and Firefox. None of the recommended fixes worked. I saw a passing reference to Opera working well with YT and so I gave it a shot. Voila!!

2naSalit

(103,806 posts)

7. Good to know!

Reply to moniss (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 11:44 PM

Oct 2025

mwmisses4289

(4,712 posts)

2. I don't seem to have an issue with you tube on firefox.

Reply to moniss (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 09:56 PM

Oct 2025

When i do have an issue it is usually our provider or you tube itself.

moniss

(9,149 posts)

3. Over the last 10 days the first video would play

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 10:01 PM

Oct 2025

and then hang the browser. None of the fixes helped. I downloaded Opera and have had no problems at all.

mwmisses4289

(4,712 posts)

4. Huh. Interesting.

Reply to moniss (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 10:02 PM

Oct 2025

I thought Opera was apple?

moniss

(9,149 posts)

6. Norwegian company now majority owned by

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 10:08 PM

Oct 2025

a Chinese company. They are public now on the Nasdaq. According to what I see the browser works with Windows, macOS and Linux.

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