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videos won't play in FireFox

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  • Laaste antwoord deur FredMcD

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When a video appears in a web page, I click on it to play and it just sits there spinning like it's trying to load

When a video appears in a web page, I click on it to play and it just sits there spinning like it's trying to load

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Make sure you are not blocking content.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} by holding down the <Shift> (Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox.

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?

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Using the safe mode allowed me to view videos. Without safe mode, still can't view as they won't start. How can I get the normal log in to work properly? Also, I couldn't open the follow this link at the bottom of the email to respond.

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If there is problem in safe mode that means something underlying has gone bad. How was your FF updated or installed?

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WestEnd bprice10 said

Using the safe mode allowed me to view videos

That means something about Firefox is the issue.

bprice10

It could be the work of one of your add-ons, or it could be Hardware Acceleration. How to disable Hardware Acceleration {web link}

Type about:addons<enter> in the address bar to open your Add-ons Manager. Hot key; <Control> (Mac=<Command>) <Shift> A)

In the Add-ons Manager, on the left, select Extensions. Disable a few add-ons, then Restart Firefox.

Some added toolbar and anti-virus add-ons are known to cause Firefox issues. Disable All Of them.

If the problem continues, disable some more (restarting FF). Continue until the problem is gone. After, you know what group is causing the issue. Re-enable the last group ONE AT A TIME (restarting FF) until the problem returns.

Once you think you found the problem, disable that and re-enable all the others, then restart again. Let us know who the suspect is, detective.