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I have OS X Yosemite, Chrome version 40.0.2214.115 (64-bit)

When I open youtube video it loads but I can't play the video. I didn't download any extensions before youtube stopped working correctly (but still there could be an update on extensions currently active which I didn't notice).

  • On safari video plays perfect
  • Pasting URL on infinitelooper allows me to play the video.
  • Incognito mode doesn't play either.
  • Chrome flags "Disable hardware-accelerated video decode" is in unavailable experiments.

Tried twitch, it plays but with no sound (both in incognito mode and normal). Safari plays fine.
Vimeo doesn't play either.

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  • To avoid being suggested things you've already tried, please edit your post to include those things. For example, have you tried incognito mode? If it works in that, it means an extension has caused the problem
    – ᔕᖺᘎᕊ
    Feb 28, 2015 at 17:33

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Reset to default
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Chrome - Settings - Advance Settings - Use hardware acceleration when available - deselect it.

You may have to restart the browser.

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  • Chrome has started to have this problem on Windows after every reboot. I have to turn acceleration off, restart Chrome (it works then), turn acceleration back on, and restart Chrome again.
    – Chloe
    Sep 11, 2015 at 20:41
  • @Chloe Try downloading chrome canary. It'll break more but it may fix this problem. After 3 months you may rechange back to normal chrome
    – Thellimist
    Sep 11, 2015 at 20:46
  • It's back to not working at all, even if I disable acceleration and restart or if I turn it on. Version 50.0.2661.75 m.
    – Chloe
    Apr 20, 2016 at 19:54
  • @Chloe works for Chrome 50.0.2661.86 on Yosemite.
    – David
    Apr 25, 2016 at 22:49
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    Try removing --audio-buffer-size=2048 from the command line start up options for Chrome. That was the cause of my recent problems.
    – Chloe
    Apr 26, 2016 at 19:42

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