

Simply Click on your profile button at the top-right corner and select “Sign out” from it. Sometimes logging out of your YouTube account and browsing as a guest may fix this problem (worked for me once). Here make sure Javascript is “Allowed”.Type chrome://settings/content/javascript in the Chrome address bar and hit Enter.

I am going to show you how to enable Javascript in Chrome, for other browsers refer to this guide. Although Javascript is enabled by default on all the browsers, but you might have manually disabled it. YouTube requires Javascript to perform many of its functions, if it’s disabled, then videos may stop showing on YouTube. Now click on “Advanced” at the bottom and then scroll down and disable the “Use hardware acceleration when available” option. Click on the Chrome main menu at the top-right corner and select “Settings” from it.Ģ. I am going to show you how to do it on Chrome, if you are on a different browser then check this guide.ġ. Just disable hardware acceleration in your browser and see if it fixes the problem.

Most browsers have hardware acceleration enabled by default, which may lead to YouTube showing a black screen. Hardware acceleration is also a common cause of video related issues. So you’ll have to disable your ad blocker to watch their videos. There is also a possibility that the YouTube channel owner might have blocked videos for adblock users. If it works fine afterward, then try switching to a different ad blocker, such as uBlock or Adblock Plus. SImply disable your ad blocker and reload the page. Some ad blockers can disrupt YouTube videos or are unable to fully block the ads, which leads to video not showing.

If you are using an ad blocker, then it might be the cause of the issue. Therefore, I am listing multiple possible solutions to fix YouTube black screen issue. However, just like no sound on YouTube problem, this problem also has many causes.
