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YouTube Videos Show Black Screen on Opera GX [Solved]
Disabling hardware acceleration is the most common solution
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Updated onJune 11, 2024
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In the last few days, I have seen several reports of YouTube videos orShortsdisplaying a black screen on Opera GX. In most cases, the audio runs fine, but for a few, there’s no sound as well on YouTube. Additionally, some see a white glow on YouTube in Opera GX!
The underlying causes for YouTube not working on Opera GX include issues with hardware acceleration, conflicting extensions, corrupt browsing data, problems with the installed GPU driver, and misconfigured settings.
To start with, I recommend you update Opera GX to the latest version, use another YouTube account, or switch the browser profile. If YouTube shows a black screen when opting forFull-Screenmode in Opera GX, first pressTto enableTheatremode and thenFfor theFull-Screenmode. The workaround seemingly worked for many.
How do I fix Opera GX’s black screen while running YouTube?
1. Disable hardware acceleration
For video-playing issues, whether with YouTube or any streaming platform, your primary approach should be todisable hardware acceleration in Opera GX. This also works whenOpera GX is not streaming Discord.
2. Disable conflicting extensions
3. Clear the browsing data
4. Roll back the GPU driver
If the Opera GX YouTube black screen first appeared after a driver update, it’s time you roll it back. And in case that doesn’t work, verify if there’s a newer version available andupdate the graphics driver!
5. Change the graphics backend for ANGLE
If theD3D9configuration doesn’t work, choose another one. Keep trying with the different choices until one works!
6. Reinstall Opera GX
If nothing else helps fix the YouTube black screen or white glow in Opera GX, it’s time you reinstall the browser. This way, you can resolve most of the problems, including whenOpera GX is not opening.
We also have a guide on what to do if ablack screen appears in Opera GX, so you might want to check it out for more solutions.
In case this too fails, perhaps report the problem toOpera GX supportand then switch to another browser, say Opera or Google Chrome, for the time being, until the developers patch the issue in the subsequent updates.
Which fix worked for you? Share with us in the comments section.
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Kazim Ali Alvi
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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.
