VLC: YouTube stream does not work - this may be the reason

You can also stream YouTube using the VLC media player. If the stream is not working, there can be various reasons. In this practical tip, we will tell you what you can do about the error.

YouTube stream no longer works in VLC - what to do?

• The VLC player may be blocked by your firewall or the antivirus. Briefly switch off both services to test this.
• If playback then works without any problems, we will show you how to add VLC in the antivirus program and in your firewall.
• In order for the streaming to work without any problems, you should have installed the latest version of the VLC player.
• You should also make sure that the video is not set to "private" and is available in all countries.
• Make sure you've copied the correct video URL. To do this, right-click on the video on YouTube and select "Copy video URL". Then add this link to VLC.
• In some cases it can help if you swap "https" for "http" in the video URL before opening it with VLC.

In the next practical tip, read how you can download videos with the VLC Player.