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To view YouTube after each update I should change data in about:config media.hardware-video-decoding.failed to "true", is it possible to fix this automatically?

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After each Firefox update Youtube doesn't show videos. To fix the problem I open the page about:config and change the parameter media.hardware-video-decoding.failed to "true". Is it possible to fix this parameter after firefox updating automatically?

After each Firefox update Youtube doesn't show videos. To fix the problem I open the page about:config and change the parameter media.hardware-video-decoding.failed to "true". Is it possible to fix this parameter after firefox updating automatically?

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What happens if you go into the Preferences and under General, then Performance, untick "Use recommended performance settings" and then untick "Use hardware acceleration when available".

This is just a guess but I would think that it would do a similar thing to the option you are changing.

It sounds like updating your graphics card drivers would be worth trying though!

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If previously to restore option media.hardware-video-decoding.failed to "false" (as it appears after each Firefox updating) and untick "Use recommended performance settings" and "Use hardware acceleration when available" then Youtube stops to show video.

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That's very strange! Thanks for testing that out.

Have you tried updating your graphics card drivers to ensure they are at the latest version?