# Sound not working on youtube?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-not-working-on-youtube/500595>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 22, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-not-working-on-youtube/500595 "2009-06-22T15:54:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-not-working-on-youtube/500595/1 "2009-06-22T15:54:36Z")

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None of the youtube videos I’m trying to play have any sound. Is it just me?

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-not-working-on-youtube/500595/2 "2009-06-22T16:02:38Z")

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Okay, it seems it’s working for me but just not in Mozilla. What gives?

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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-not-working-on-youtube/500595/3 "2009-06-22T17:25:02Z")

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Did you try the same videos? Some have the sound turned off due to copyright issues.

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-not-working-on-youtube/500595/4 "2009-06-22T17:26:16Z")

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I tried a bunch, but it turns out it wasjust me…restarted and is fine.

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**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-not-working-on-youtube/500595/5 "2009-06-22T19:20:34Z")

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I have that problem on-and-off with Chrome. It’s some weird browser issue, and, as you’ve discovered, restarting the application usually resolves it.

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-not-working-on-youtube/500595/6 "2009-06-22T21:16:34Z")

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Not only that…the video seems constipated. The download bar shows that the puter is receiving it, but it just sticks in place. I can fast forward and it will play for 2-3 seconds, freeze again. Could be my system; if I weren’t upgrading soon, I’d investigate. I’m using IE, will probably restart and see if that fixes it.