Fix YouTube Lag on Google Chrome – Updated
Recently, I’ve been suffering from stutter and lagging while viewing YouTube videos in Full Screen. I did a quick research and found out that similar problem was experience by many people, specifically the ones that are using old computers. Hence, I have made this YouTube Lag on Google Chrome Fix. How to fix YouTube Lag on Google Chrome? This is an easy fix, you just have to follow this simple steps in order to fix this flash complication. I will explain in details later on why this occurs.
Now, please follow the steps below, I can guarantee a 90% chance of success rate. UPDATED : We have received Feed backs that this method Fix Google Chrome Video Lag Problems from other websites also and not just YouTube.
Step 1: Open your Google Chrome and type in chrome://plugins/ You’ll be seeing something like this, make sure that you are in details view. To do this just simply click the +details button located somewhere on your right.
Fix YouTube lag on Google Chrome
Step 2: Now, you need to disable the built in flash in Google Chrome, this is enabled by default. To locate the built in flash, just look into their file location. Built in flash will be having chrome/applications in the location bar.
Note: You need to have the latest adobe flash in order for you to see it in the plugins menu.
Further Explanation: Hypothetically, this problem occurred because of a flash related complications in Google Chrome itself. Many old computer who can’t handle the complications suffers from video lag while streaming online, specially when they are using the Full Screen mode. This is a simple fix to YouTube Lag on Google Chrome.
YouTube Lag on Google Chrome
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Thanks for this. This really helped.
No problem
This seems to be a common problem within Google Chrome and YouTube as of now. Please do share this page so people can see. If there’s anything else, just drop me a mail at geekinfection@gmail.com
You Couldnt destroy anything.
thankyou so much bro !
Hey TJ!
Glad it helped.
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thank you SOOOOOOO much!!! been dealing with the lagging problem with any video i watch regardless of the site the video was on for the last few days and your solution fixed the problem..you guys are awesome and again, thank you soooo much!!!! =)
Hey Michelle!
I’m glad it helped! and THANK YOU! For having the time to leave your wonderful comment. This keeps us motivated, thank you!
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Totally work, you guys kick ass!
Glad our fix to video lag helped. Thanks!
Thank you for this solution; it worked perfectly.
You are welcome Sofia! Glad it helped
Yes! Fixed it! Thanks so much!
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where do i get the third Flash plugin (the one you kept- said you downloded it yourself- where do i do that?)
I only have the two first plugins- the ones you disabled, and without them no videos work at all…
Hey Inbar! You can download it on
get.adobe.com/flashplayer/?no_redirectJust uncheck the McAfee Anti-virus so you don’t install it with your flash.
If you happen to still encounter a problem after that, you can post on Geek Infection’s Facebook wall, I’ts easier for me to get in touch there.
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Thanks for the remedial suggestion, it exactly worked, off late i found flash plug in regularly crashing, hope it wont repeat now onwards
Thanks for this, for a while now I had an issue where youtube videos would pause and resume when going fullscreen or back from fullscreen. Also even with HW acceleration unticked in the flash options, it was still using hw acceleration, that’s what caused the pause, and it increased my gpu clock speed.
With this fix, the clock speed is always at minimum when watching videos and there’s no lag.
Good to know that it worked for you! Yeah I guess Google forgot to take old computers into consideration when they updated. If there’s anything else I can help you with, feel free to contact me on Geek Infection’s Facebook Page
I think another issue is that this problem re-occurs with each major Chrome update as Chrome’s built-in version of flash gets re-enabled. The work-around worked for me, but it’s going to get annoying if I have to disable built-in flash player with each Chrome update (not sure which ones if not all updates). Additionally, I have to let Adobe update flash, which is also annoying since Chrome used to do that for me by building it into Chrome updates. Many (not sure if all or just some) adobe updates require a restart, which is also annoying.
Yes, Indeed my friend. This is just a temporary fix until Google itself solve the lag on video issue.
Thanks! Finally!
I’ve tried so much but it have worked.
Then I tried this and it didn´t work first but then I installed flash from the link in the commentary section and it worked after I restarted chrome!
Thank you so much!
Hey buddy!
Glad that it worked for you. Comments like yours is what makes this small blog of mine running.
Thanks for the remedial suggestion, i had similar problem of blank screens; off late i had shock wave crashes on regular basis, hope that wont repeat now..
I downloaded and installed adobe flash on my computer, but I don’t get the option to enable it on Chrome://plugins. I only have one flash file in there and its a chrome/application file. Any help?
tried about a million different things before this and eventually just moved on to firefox which was experiencing the same issue. Finally, found this and it actually worked. thanks a ton. flawless video now.
Thank you so much! I’ve been having this problem for awhile now. I’ve been having to use alternative web browsers because of this problem; until now!
Did the job! Thanks
I didnt understand step 2 can somebody help me ?
fixed it that was easy!
THANK YOU!
I thought my built-in speaker on my laptop were dying – I was about to buy a brand new one! Thank you so much for this, you seriously saved my computer.
Amazing stuff, thanks geeks! was really enjoying Chrome ’til I noticed I was getting some sort of lag while watching HD vids, which I wasn’t getting using IE. But all that had to be done was disable Chrome’s built in flash, now I can carry on using my new fave browser
First of all, this fix worked great. But when viewing the chrome plugins, make sure you hit “+ details” on the top right and only disable the chrome flash, if you hit disable for the whole flash section, it disables all versions. most people will already have flash installed, so don’t download another copy unless you only have one line for flash after expanding the plugin details.
Thank you, it worked!!!!!!!!!! yeeee
Mine hasn’t worked..
I’ve done everything you guys have said and it still hasn’t worked.. I went onto YouTube to play a video and it said “Adobe Flash Player is required for video playback” Please please help~!!
I know this is a couple months old, But my good man I thank you for spreading your helping hand!
Thanks so much, worked perfectly!
omg thanku so much!!!
Dude, you just made me the happiest person on the entire planet!
Can you guys help me? I now have only 1 file, but I used to have 2, what I would do is disable the one w/ chrome, but after downloading the Adobe Flash Player 11 Plug-in, the other one disappeared, HELP!!!
This does not work for me I still have major lag in YouTube not just full-screen but in the small screen too. It is also is shuttery and stops and plays randomly even when the video is fully loaded some ads work fine with out lag but not the actual video. I have I good computer with fast internet. I have done all of your steps plus others I cant seem to figure this out I did find a fix a 3 weeks ago but after a few days it goes back to being bad again then I try to fix it the way I had before with no luck It seems that when I find a way to fix it, it fails a few days later without any change of that working again. I also use Click&Clean to clear my History, Cookies and Cache and it still wont work.