Videos won't play in Google Chrome

Hey, I’m running into a bit of a headache with an online course I'm taking. Everything was working perfectly fine about two weeks ago, but today... nothing. I try to load the video and it just won't budge. I'm using Google Chrome, and I've already tried the whole routine—cleared out all my cookies, wiped the cache, even did a full reset on Google Chrome... still nothing. I have Adobe Flash Player 10 installed too. YouTube works totally fine, but this specific platform is just giving me a blank white screen with zero video controls. Any clue what's going on or how to fix this? I even tried switching over to Opera and Internet Explorer, but it’s the same deal everywhere...

Firefox?

Adblock?

Neither Firefox nor an ad blocker will help you on 'off'.

brightbadger57 said:... I'm having trouble playing a video on this one online course, ...

If it were a legitimate website, they probably wouldn't still be relying on Flash:

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brightbadger57 said:... everything was working fine about two weeks ago, but today I try to load the page to play the video and it won't work, using Google Chrome, ...

Maybe that site of yours actually is still running on Flash, so
if it's due to changed (updates, for example) settings in your Google Chrome browser,

try this specifically on that 'your' page with exactly 'your' video (even if we are talking about site settings):

(green numbers represent left clicks)

brightbadger57 said:... ... YouTube runs perfectly
but on this platform there's nothing, just a white screen with no video options at all. ...

YouTube uses HTML5 not Flash.
(you can verify this yourself—just right-click on any video over there)

brightbadger57 said:Does anyone have any clue what's going on or what I should try next? I've already attempted to load it using both Opera and Internet Explorer, but I'm getting absolutely nothing.

It looks like that site just isn't streaming video anymore, which usually means it's either down for some scheduled maintenance or the domain registration has simply lapsed.

That being said, if you want me to be 100% sure, dropping the link to the specific address or page would definitely help me take a closer look.

coppersailor28 said:Neither Firefox nor an ad blocker is gonna fix this on 'it' or 'it'.

If we're talking about a 'legit' website, it's pretty unlikely they'd still be running on Flash:

Maybe that 'particular' site you're looking at really is still stuck on Flash, so...
if it's just some weirdness with updated (like an update or whatever) settings in your Google Chrome browser,

maybe try this right on that 'one' page with that specific video of yours (even if you have to dig through 'site settings'):

(the green numbers are left clicks)


YouTube uses HTML5 instead of Flash.
(you can check for yourself—just right-click on any video over there)

I checked my own setup and I don't even see a Flash menu anywhere...

quietranger132 said:Firefox?

Nice one 😁 Works on Firefox!