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Youtube videos from channels open as playlists. Is this Firefox's fault?

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Lazs1
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I recently downloaded Firefox because of Shockwave Flash problems with my old browser. Unfortunately all the videos from YouTube channels open as a playlist... Which is more annoying than the Shockwave Flash problems. Is this a feature of Firefox, or does YouTube work differently on Firefox? Can I change it, or must I get another browser?

I recently downloaded Firefox because of Shockwave Flash problems with my old browser. Unfortunately all the videos from YouTube channels open as a playlist... Which is more annoying than the Shockwave Flash problems. Is this a feature of Firefox, or does YouTube work differently on Firefox? Can I change it, or must I get another browser?

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Hi Lazs1, In your youtube.com url do you notice this at the end of any of the urls: "&list=" that autoplay? It should autoplay if it has that, but not if its not included in the url.

Do you have an example url where this happens?

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FredMcD
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Your System Details Installed Plug-ins

Shockwave Flash 14.0 r0 Shockwave Flash 12.0 r0 Shockwave Flash 11.9 r900

Having more than one version of a program may cause issues.

Flash is notorious for not cleaning out the older version as part of an update. Grab the uninstaller from here: Uninstall Flash Player | Windows Uninstall Flash Player | Mac Then reinstall the latest version.

Update your Shockwave Flash v14.0 r0 http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/ The link for Flash Player v14.0.0.179 http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

cor-el
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After having removed older Flash version you can start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing this problem if it still exists.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window

Modified by cor-el

Lazs1
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Didn't help, but I did realise that I don't need to reinstall Flash in order to see videos. At least now I have no more Adobe software, so it is still a huge improvement. Thank you :-)

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Hi Lazs1, In your youtube.com url do you notice this at the end of any of the urls: "&list=" that autoplay? It should autoplay if it has that, but not if its not included in the url.

Do you have an example url where this happens?

Lazs1
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So the "&list=" is in the URL. Do you know why it is there, and how can I prevent it from automatically being incorporated into my URL? It only happens on Firefox.

Here's a sample URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kYJzKudUmw&list=UUYeF244yNGuFefuFKqxIAXw

FredMcD
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Yep, that is part of a play list.