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Youtube will not load

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The spinning wheel keeps on showing that youtube is loading. It's taking forever and it's still not done loading. Websites like google don't take this long/

The spinning wheel keeps on showing that youtube is loading. It's taking forever and it's still not done loading. Websites like google don't take this long/

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Clear the cache and cookies only from websites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > "Use custom settings for history" > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.

Modified by cor-el