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Change Hardware-Accelerated Decoding option from Automatic to Disable and click Save. From the top menu, select the Input/Codecs tab. Click Preferences from the Tools menu or just press Ctrl + P to open the Preferences window directly. Try turning off hardware-accelerated decoding to see if your video playback issues resolve using the instructions below. However, some users encounter compatibility issues with it. The Hardware Acceleration feature in VLC Media Player improves the encoding and decoding of specific video formats. Enter the YouTube video URL and press Play. Access the Open Media window by pressing Ctrl+N, select the Network tab. Navigate to the following directory: C:/Program Files/Video LAN/VLC/lua/playlist/. Use Windows + E to launch File Explorer.
Download or copy and paste the ac file from GitHub. You can try downloading a slightly modified version of the ac file from the official VLC GitHub repository. VLC media player needs a ac file to play videos from YouTube. Uncheck the box next to Cookies forwarding on the right side. Click Input/Codecs then select Access modules. If that doesn’t work here are some other settings you can try. This would be to simply update or reinstall the VLC Media Player on your computer from the VLC official website. The simplest option is usually also the one most likely to be ignored. How do I fix YouTube Videos Not Playing in VLC? You can find the video resolution and other media information by hitting CTRL + J or from Tools > Media information. Choose an option next to Preferred video resolution. At the bottom, toggle Show settings to All at bottom. To choose the quality of the video that is fetched: Note: The quickest way to open a YouTube video is to drag and drop a YouTube URL from your browser ( or anywhere else) into VLC’s window. VLC also supports many other video sharing websites.
Simply click Media > Open Network Stream (or just press CTRL + N) and enter the video URL to play it.
You can play videos from YouTube using VLC Media Player using its built-in support. How to Play YouTube Videos in VLC Media Player on Windows Note, you are only legally allowed to download your own videos and can do so right from the YouTube Studio interface without the need for VLC. This article will show you how to play YouTube videos within the VLC Media Player on Windows and also how to download those videos as MP4 files. Simply drag and drop the video URL from your browser into the VLC Media Player window to start playing the video. VLC’s built-in plugins are utilized to stream YouTube videos. It will play local video files as well as YouTube video streams. VLC Media Player is a free, open-sourced, video media player and video toolkit available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.