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YouTube Videos Show A Black Screen But Audio Plays

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You may get to view a black screen when you want to watch your favorite movies, sitcoms, TV shows etc. on YouTube. Even more shocking, the audio still play very well. You can hear music and dialogues but cannot see anything. No worries! In this article, we will show you some possible reasons and workable solutions to fix this issue.

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There could be a few issues causing this. We found the following solutions in a variety of sources after a fairly exhaustive search. Try them in order to fix the YouTube black screen but can hear audio issue.

Tutorial 1: Clear your browser cache and cookies and restart your computer

This is a common reason to many videos playing error and you can easily identify it. You will find that YouTube video shows a black screen but audio plays. For example, YouTube works great when you are watching the first videos online while the second one comes out with black screen. In that way the problem is most likely to be browsing cache.

1. Clear your browser cache and cookies:

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2. Exit your browser using the menu. Don't just click the "x" to close the window.

3. Restart your computer.

Tutorial 2: Reset your browser settings

YouTube black screen complaints are mostly from Firefox and Chrome users when streaming videos. You may have chance to get stuck in buffer logo the whole page just stay still via Firefox and Chrome. Below method could help you watch your beloved YouTube videos with best possible way.

Note: Be sure you've backed up your saved passwords and bookmarks first!

  • Chrome and Opera:
  • 1. Chrome/Opera menu > Settings. google chrome

    2. At the bottom, click Show advanced settings.

    3. Under the section "Reset settings," click Reset browser settings.

    4. In the box that appears, click Reset.

  • IE
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    1. Open Internet Explorer and click on the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer).

    2. Select Internet Options>Advanced>Reset

    3. In the opened window check the Delete personal settings box and confirm that you want to reset your Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking on a "Reset" button.

    4. Restart your Internet Explorer for changes to take effect.

    Tutorial 3: Uninstall and reinstall Flash Player

    Adobe Flash Player is pre-installed in many web browsers widely used to embed video on web sites such as YouTube. It is also a common bug led to YouTube black screen.

    1.Uninstall Flash Player.

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    2.Restart your computer.

    3. Reinstall Flash Player.

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    Tutorial 4: Remove the YouTube app

    If you have the YouTube app installed, try removing it. You don't need it to watch videos on Youtube.com.

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