What do I do about Youtube not working in Chrome?

Method 1: Close Chrome Using Task Manager

1) Open Control Panel.
2) Type Task Manager in the upper-right search box and click View running processes with Task Manager.
3) Select Chrome from the list of tasks, and click End Task.
4) Restart Chrome and check to see if the Youtube video plays.

Method 2: Configure Settings in Chrome

Visit Chrome settings and uncheck “Use hardware acceleration when available”. This method has worked for many Chrome users who were having the same issue like you. Follow steps below to change the settings.

1) Open Chrome.
2) At the upper-right corner, click More then select Settings.
3) At the bottom, click Show advanced settings.
4) Scroll to System section. Uncheck Use hardware acceleration when available.
5) Restart Chrome and check to see if the Youtube video plays.

Method 3: Clear the Cache
If you have no idea how to clear the cache, follow these steps.

1) Open Chrome.
2) Click More . 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.
4) Obliterate the items from the beginning of time to delete all data.
5) Click Clear browsing data.
6) Restart Chrome and check to see if the Youtube video plays.

Method 4: Disable the extension that is causing the problem
Extensions can be the cause. Try to disable all extensions one by one to find out the extension that is causing the problem.

Follow steps below to disable the extensions.

1) Access Settings in Chrome.
2) Next to the extension, uncheck the box next to Enable. This is temporarily disable the extension. If you want to uninstall the extension, click Remove .
3) Check to see if the Youtube video plays.

Method 5: Uninstall then Reinstall Chrome
To resolve the problem, you can try to uninstall and reinstall Chrome. Before you uninstall the Chrome, you may want to export the bookmarks. And after reinstalling, you may want to import the bookmarks

Method 6: Update the Video Drivers
If there is problem with the video drivers, the error may occur. So you can try to update the video drivers.

You can download the latest video drivers from PC manufacturer’s website. Before you get started, ensure that you know the PC model and the version of Windows.