# Stupid YouTube: won't let me kill autoloop **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 3, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-youtube-wont-let-me-kill-autoloop/595028 "2011-09-03T04:11:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-youtube-wont-let-me-kill-autoloop/595028/1 "2011-09-03T04:11:27Z")
I keep clicking the buttons, closing/reopening, whatever, and I can’t kill this beast. Is there a secret command? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-youtube-wont-let-me-kill-autoloop/595028/2 "2011-09-03T16:07:55Z")
A cookie is likely messed up. First restart your browser (not just the tab or window with YouTube in it). If that doesn’t work, [clear your cookies](http://www.aboutcookies.org/Default.aspx?page=2). Anything more than that, and you’re looking at a deeper problem. Then I would suggest uninstalling and reinstalling your browser. This may not be possible with Internet Explorer, though, so [safe mode](http://www.mitchellenright.com/2010/12/28/internet-explorer-safe-mode/) will have to do. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-youtube-wont-let-me-kill-autoloop/595028/3 "2011-09-04T01:26:27Z")
I’m using Opera. I’ll see what happens in Chrome and Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-youtube-wont-let-me-kill-autoloop/595028/4 "2011-09-04T01:37:52Z")
Chrome and Firefox are fine. Problem identified, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-youtube-wont-let-me-kill-autoloop/595028/5 "2011-09-04T02:59:00Z")
Did you try any of the other stuff I mentioned? You should be able to get Opera to work properly. A bug like the one you are experiencing would be reported all over the place if it was inherent to the browser. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-youtube-wont-let-me-kill-autoloop/595028/6 "2011-09-04T03:04:38Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Did you try any of the other stuff I mentioned? You should be able to get Opera to work properly. A bug like the one you are experiencing would be reported all over the place if it was inherent to the browser. Opera has an advanced tool for deleting cookies by site - I tried that. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-youtube-wont-let-me-kill-autoloop/595028/7 "2011-09-11T01:54:39Z")
OK, I cleared all cookies using the tip you linked. Both problems persist.