Chrome: YouTube videos jerky - what to do?

When YouTube videos jerky, watching them is often an annoying ordeal. This practical tip shows you how to fix the problem in Chrome.

Prevent jerking on YouTube videos in Chrome

1. First, make sure that YouTube videos jerky only in Chrome. If the problem also occurs in other browsers, this may be due to the hardware of your PC, a full hard drive or other general sources of error that are not Chrome-specific. Also check that there is enough free memory available. You should also close computational processes in the background.
2. Install the latest version of Google Chrome.
3. The jerking of YouTube videos in Chrome can have various causes. Start playback via an incognito tab
4. If the videos can be played smoothly here, the problem may be caused by an add-on. Therefore, gradually deactivate your extensions and play test YouTube videos in a normal tab to find out who is responsible. You should delete potential sources of error under the add-ons from your extensions.
5. If the cause is not one of your add-ons, creating a new user profile helps. Profiles can be damaged during updates, synchronization or add-ons and other sources of error, which can result in video jerking.
6. If you have a slightly slower internet connection, it is advisable to reduce the playback quality on YouTube. To do this, you will find the "Quality" menu item on the bottom right of every YouTube video using the Settings icon.

In the next practical tip we will show you how to download YouTube videos as MP3.