Youtube vids keeps stopping and changes quality randomly

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Basicly when i watch a youtube video, it will randomly stop working and ill have to change to a diffrent quality to keep watching.

Example how it can happen: i watch a video in 480p then it tells me that 240p 480p and 720p wont work anymore (they're black and unclickable) however 1080p still works and is completly fine for the next 5-60 seconds then it decides 1080p cant be used anymore and i have to click to whatever is available next. 

I did try to use the "auto" settings but that doesnt work either.

Also sometimes the video wont work even if i change quality. Even if i reload the page it still wont work then.

I tried this on both of my computers and its the same on both of them (at the time i tested them however, i have them connected with a program called "mouse without borders"). i dont know if this has anything to do with it happening on the other pc aswell but it looks like theres something up with my internets to me

i have 15 mbps download and 5 mbps upload internet speed(and thats what im getting too according to speedtest.net) 

This makes youtube really annoying and unusable so i need help on fixing this.

 

Help also with my other problem @ https://teksyndicate.com/forum/general-discussion/soundcard-problem-creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-titanium-fatal1ty-champion

 

Thank youu :)

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There have been some really funky problems with youtube and flash player as of late, I experience some of the same problems as you at times, even though I've got a pretty stable 15 mb/s down 1 mb/s up connection.

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+1 experiencing the same problem. if its not how it looks its how it works..

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It might have something to do with the new update. 

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I think the new update is maximize for smartphone and Tablet. I've been watching you tube on my tablet and all is working well. I bet you YouTube needs to patch the PC Version.

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im getting mobile problems too Android 4.1 and windows 7 crome browser..both crome browser. also videos have loading problem across all these devices. and youtube app on android. i think its an internal problem with google crom and the youtube update. they seem to have compatibility issues

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so what you mean by this is that if i use a diffrent browser than chrome i wont get this problem possibly?

ill try anyways

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No because I have similar problems in both Firefox and Chrome.

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This is werid i just checked my phone and youtube is working fine. 

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i also have problems with flashplayer, but i got stuttering, wenn i switch from normal to  full screen. Some people told me it could be an issue with my amd radeon card, but i highly doubt that. flash just sucks lately. for some reason, with windows 7 X64 i have this issue.

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if you're using fios try this:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r28071070-How-to-Reddit-YouTube-firewall-rule-with-MI424wr
fixed it for me.

fios 14mb/5mb quality all of the place, for a while a few weeks later videos would just stop loading,
that link fixed both, it's worth a shot! 

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I had this exact problem with the YouTube app on my iPad... It got fixed randomly, though.