Why can't I play videos in Firefox? They just hang with the circle going round and round
When I try to play a video on Firefox I just get a circle going round and round and the video never plays. Can someone help me to fix this please?
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Make sure you are not blocking content.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop also see https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/03/23/introducing-smartblock/
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/smartblock-enhanced-tracking-protection
Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode {web link}
A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?
Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.
Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to. You may also lose any settings for that website.
- How to clear the Firefox cache {web link}
If you have Windows 10 N or KN then you may not have the Media Feature Pack installed. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fix-video-audio-problems-firefox-windows
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Images_or_animations_do_not_load
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fix-video-audio-problems-firefox-windows
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fix-common-audio-and-video-issues
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/html5-audio-and-video-firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-issues-with-plugins-fix-problems
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/warning-unresponsive-plugin
You can check the Web Console for media related messages.
- "3-bar" menu button -> Web Developer or Tools -> Browser Tools -> Web Developer Tools
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Web_Console