YouTube Sound Problems: 8 Quick Fixes 🎧⚡
Watching videos without sound can be quite annoying, as you might miss a lot of the content. So, if you can't hear anything in YouTube videos, here's some help for you! 🎧
This article will share some of the best methods for troubleshooting no sound on YouTube. Let's take a look at these methods.
1. Unmute the video
If you are watching a video in silent mode on YouTube, all sound features will be disabled. So, before trying any other methods, make sure the video isn't muted on YouTube.
Open the YouTube video you want to watch and click the icon. Speaker, as shown in the screenshot above. This will unmute all YouTube videos. 🔊
2. Unmute the site in the Chrome browser
The latest version of the Google Chrome browser allows you to mute individual tabs. So, if you've ever muted YouTube in Chrome, it will remain muted forever. 🚫🔊
In this method, we'll need to open the YouTube site and unmute the site. To do that, open YouTube in Google Chrome and click right click on the tab. From the menu that appears, select the option 'Unmute the site'.
3. Disable Bluetooth on your device
The reason to turn off Bluetooth is quite simple: disconnect all connected Bluetooth devices.
If your Bluetooth headset is connected to your PC, the sound will play through the headset instead of your PC speakers.
Chances are the YouTube audio is playing, but you can't hear it because your Bluetooth headphones are connected. So, be sure to turn off Bluetooth on your device and play the YouTube video again. 🔌
4. Open YouTube in private browsing mode
If you use Google Chrome to watch YouTube videos, try playing them in incognito mode. Private browsing mode in modern browsers disables all extensions and add-ons.
If sound still isn't working on YouTube, it's likely that certain extensions are interfering with YouTube's functionality.
You can eliminate these chances by opening the YouTube video in private browsing mode in your web browser. Or, disable all extensions/addons installed in your browser and then play the video. 🕵️♂️
5. Update your Chrome browser
Sometimes, sound issues on YouTube occur when your browser isn't updated to the latest version. You can try updating your Chrome browser.
To update the Google Chrome browser, click on the three points and navigate to Help > About Google ChromeThis will automatically update the Google Chrome browser on your computer. 🔄
6. Clear cache and cookies
Just like outdated web browsers, outdated or corrupted cache files can also cause problems, such as no sound on YouTube. Therefore, in this method, you need to clear your browser's cache and cookies to fix the problem. 🧹
To clear Chrome's cache and data, press the keys CTRL+SHIFT+Delete. On the next page, select Cookies and Cached Images and Files and click the option Delete data.
7. Use the audio troubleshooter
If all of the above methods fail to resolve the YouTube sound issue, you need to check your connected speakers. run the audio troubleshooter to diagnose sound problems on your machine. Follow some of the simple steps below to Troubleshoot sound problems in Windows 10.
1. Click the button Start and select Configuration.
2. On the settings page, click the option Update and security.
3. In the left panel, click on the option Troubleshooting.
4. On the right, click on Additional solvers.
5. On the next page, click on the option Playing audio and then in Run the troubleshooter.
8. Try other methods to fix sound problems
If the audio troubleshooter didn't work for you, you should try other methods to find and fix sound problems in Windows 10.
This guide is about fixing the no sound issue on YouTube. I hope this article helped you! Feel free to share it with your friends. ☺️ If you have any questions, let us know in the comments box below.
