What is ‘VLC Media Player cannot play YouTube Video’ issue in Windows 10?
If you are experiencing ‘VLC Media Player cannot play YouTube Video’ issue in Windows 10 computer while trying to play YouTube Videos on VLC Media Player app, then you are in place for the solution. Here, you will be guided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘VLC Media Player’: VLC Media Player (previously the VideoLan Client and commonly known as VLC) is free and open-source, portable, cross-platform media player software and streaming media server developed by VideoLAN. VLC Media Player is available for Microsoft Windows OS, Android, iOS and iPadOS devices. It is also available on digital distribution platforms like Apple’s App store, Google Play Store and Microsoft Store.
VLC Media Player (VLC) allows you to stream audio and videos on its platform. It also offers you to play YouTube Videos by just entering YouTube video’s URL in ‘Open Media’ window under ‘Network’ tab inside ‘VLC Media Player’ app. It is quite simple to play YouTube videos on VLC Media Player. To do so, you need to open ‘VLC Media Player’ app in your computer and press ‘CTRL + N’ keys on keyboard, now paste the URL of YouTube video you want to play and then run it.
However, several users reported that they faced ‘VLC Media Player cannot play YouTube Video’ issue while they tried to play YouTube video from VLC Media Player in Windows computer. This issue prevents you from playing YouTube Videos in VLC Media Player app for some reasons. One core reason behind this issue can be issue with YouTube video URL you are trying to play. Make sure you are entering right YouTube video URL inside VLC Media Player to play.
Another possible reason behind this VLC issue can be certain settings in cookies of VLC Media Player App. Some users reported disabling cookies forwarding can resolve the issue. Also, corrupted or outdated VLC Media Player app could be another possible reason behind the issue. You can update the VLC app to latest build in order to fix the issue. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix VLC Media Player cannot play YouTube Video issue in Windows 10?
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Method 2: Disable Cookies Forwarding in VLC Media Player
One possible way to fix the issue is to disable Cookies Forwarding option in VLC Media Player app.
Step 1: Open ‘VLC Media Player’ app in Windows 10 and click on ‘Tools’ from top menu, and select ‘Preferences’
Step 2: In the opened window in left pane, find and select ‘All’ radio button under ‘Show Settings’ section
Step 3: Click on ‘Input/Codecs > Access Moduloes > HTTPS’ in left pane of ‘Advanced Preferences’ window
Step 4: Now, untick the ‘Cookies Forwarding’ checkbox in right pane and click on ‘Save’ button to save the changes
Step 5: Restart your VLC Media Player app and try playing YouTube video and check if the error is resolved.
Method 3: Delete the existing ‘YouTube.luac’ file and download & place the YouTube.Lua file in the same location
One possible way to fix the issue is to download and replace the existing YouTube.luac file with ‘YouTube.lua’ file
Step 1: Open your browser and click on link to download the YouTube.lua file.
Step 2: Now, open ‘File Explorer’ in Windows 10 and navigate to following path
For 32-Bit Machines: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist
For 64 bit machines: C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist
Step 3: Once you are in correct path, find and delete ‘YouTube.luac’ file inside the folder
Step 4: Now, copy the downloaded YouTube.lua file and paste the file into the location from where you deleted YouTube.luac file.
Step 5: Now, open VLC Media Player and press ‘CTRL + N’ keys on keyboard to open ‘Open Media’ window, enter YouTube video URL and hit ‘Play’, and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 4: Rename YouTube.lua file
Another possible way to fix the issue is to rename YouTube.lua file
Step 1: Open ‘File Explorer’ and navigate to following path
For 32-Bit Machines: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist
For 64 bit machines: C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist
Step 2: Find and rename ‘YouTube.lua’ filename to ‘YouTube.luac’ file
Step 3: Once done, restart VLC software and try streaming YouTube content and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 5: Update VLC Media Player to latest build
Updating VLC Media Player to latest available build can resolve the issue. Let’s try.
Step 1: Open ‘VLC Media Player’ app in Windows 10 and click on ‘Help > Check for updates’ option from top of window
Step 2: Make sure your computer is connected to stable internet. This will scan for updates and follow on-screen instructions to finish update
Step 3: Once done, restart VLC Media Player app and try playing YouTube video again and check if the error is resolved.
Conclusion
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