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Video not able to play on instagram, shows white screen while audio plays

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Running firefox 53.0.2 32-bit and shockwave flash player 25.0.0.148 on Windows 7

Problem playing videos on instagram page that show up as white screen, while audio plays.

Not sure how to troubleshoot this.

Running firefox 53.0.2 32-bit and shockwave flash player 25.0.0.148 on Windows 7 Problem playing videos on instagram page that show up as white screen, while audio plays. Not sure how to troubleshoot this.

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Thanks for everyone's response.

Videos are now able to play with no effort on my end.

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See if there are updates for your graphics drivers https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration


Right-click the player. What kind is it? HTML5, flash . . . . .

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

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Chosen Solution

Thanks for everyone's response.

Videos are now able to play with no effort on my end.

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