YouTube: PC crashes - what to do?

If you want to watch a video on YouTube, but your PC crashes, FlashPlayer is often to blame for the misery. You can find out how to fix the problem in this practical tip.

Computer crashes through YouTube - remove FlashPlayer from PC

First you need to remove the FlashPlayer from your computer.

• If you do not know how to uninstall FlashPlayer, we will show you another practical tip on how to uninstall programs from Windows.
• If you have a Mac, follow these instructions to remove FlashPlayer from Mac OS X.

Update Adobe FlashPlayer under Windows and Mac OS

To get YouTube up and running again, download the latest version of Adobe FlashPlayer.

• FlashPlayer for Windows.
• FlashPlayer for Mac OS.

Update browser for YouTube

In order to avoid further complications between YouTube and your PC, you should also update your browsers. Here you can find the latest versions of:

• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Opera
• Internet Explorer
• safari

You can then play videos on YouTube and other websites as usual. Tip: By activating the HTML5 player in YouTube, you can use YouTube on your PC and completely do without FlashPlayer.