If you are having problems

[moniss]

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".

[2naSalit]

1. The problem I have encountered...

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]

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

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]

7. Good to know!

[mwmisses4289]

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

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

[moniss]

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

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

[mwmisses4289]

4. Huh. Interesting.

I thought Opera was apple?

[moniss]

6. Norwegian company now majority owned by

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