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Windows 11 Screen Flickering with YouTube: 7 Ways to Fix it
Disabling graphics/hardware acceleration does the trick for most
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Published onJune 20, 2024
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Windows 11, although released quite a few years ago, still has a wide array of issues. Recently, many reported about screen flickering while watching YouTube on a browser in Windows 11!
The problem usually appears due to hardware acceleration, high refresh rate, misconfigured settings, issues with the graphics adapter/driver, or a bug in the installed update (both driver and Windows 11).
Before you move to the slightly complex solutions, restart the computer, install any pending Windows 11 or browser update, and reinstall the affected browser!
How can I fix screen flickering on YouTube in Windows 11?
1. Disable graphics/hardware acceleration
If the YouTube screen flickers in full-screen mode, disabling hardware/graphics acceleration on the browser should fix things in no time. Although the video quality may be affected!
2. Reconfigure the Choose ANGLE graphics backend flag
3. Turn off VSync (NVIDIA GPU)
VSync orVertical Synchronization, while ideally used to balance the refresh rate, often causes YouTube videos to start stuttering or flickering in Windows 11, and disabling the functionality will do the trick!
Also, if you are using Intel or AMD GPUs, a similar setting will be available in the dedicated control center.
4. Reinstall the graphics driver
5. Update the graphics driver
Updating the graphics driverfixes flickering in Windows 11 across apps and websites, including Netflix and YouTube. Besides, this will work if you see a small flickering rectangle when viewing YouTube videos in full-screen mode!
If Windows is unable to find the latest version, you shouldmanually install the graphics driver. Here are the direct links to download pages for the three manufacturers:
6. Lower the refresh rate
This also helps ifWindows 11 keeps flickering, meaning all the installed apps are affected.
7. Uninstall the recent update
Ifuninstalling the Windows updatedoesn’t work,roll back the driver updatefor the graphics adapter to fix screens flickering with YouTube on Windows 11.
In case all else fails, your last option is todownload the YouTube app for Windows!
Which fix worked for you? Let us know in the comments section below.
More about the topics:Windows 11,YouTube
Kazim Ali Alvi
Windows Hardware Expert
Kazim has always been fond of technology, be it scrolling through the settings on his iPhone, Android device, or Windows PC. He’s specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
Long-time Windows user, Kazim is ready to provide a solution for your every software & hardware error on Windows 11, Windows 10 and any previous iteration. He’s also one of our experts in Networking & Security.
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Kazim is specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
