Yandex.Browser does not play video: causes of the problem and solutions

Yandex.Browser is a successful web browser based on the Chromium browser, which has gained wide popularity among users in Russia and the CIS countries. Unfortunately, this web browser may not always work correctly, and sometimes users may be unable to play videos in this browser.

The inability to play a video in Yandex Browser can occur for several reasons. Below we will try to consider as many of them as possible so that you can quickly solve the problem and start watching your favorite videos.

Reason 1: outdated browser version

First of all, you must make sure that only the latest version of Yandex Browser is used on your computer. To do this, click on the menu button and go to the section “Advanced” – “About the browser”.



A window will be displayed on the screen in which the system will automatically proceed to check the relevance of the browser. If an update is detected, the system will immediately download it and prompt you to restart your web browser for the new changes to take effect. If you see a message, as in our case, it means that the browser does not need to be updated and you can immediately proceed to consider the following reasons.

Reason 2: Flash Player is inactive

To this day, Flash technology is very popular, and on many web resources you can encounter videos that require an active Flash Player to play.

Actually, like in Google Chrome, Yandex Browser has Flash Player built in by default, which means you just need to check the activity of the plugin in this web browser.

1. To do this, click on the menu button and go to the section "Settings".
   
   
   
   
   
2. Scroll to the very bottom of the page and click on the button "Show advanced settings".
   
   
   
   
   
3. In the block "Personal data" click on the button "Content Settings".
   
   
   
   
   
4. In the window that opens, find the item "Flash" and make sure that you have activated the item "Allow Flash to run on all sites" or "Find and run only important Flash content". Make changes if necessary.
   

Reason 3: the browser is not working correctly

As a result of unforeseen conflicts, the browser could begin to work incorrectly, which is why the video is now displayed incorrectly. In this situation, we strongly advise you to reinstall your browser to make it work properly.

1. First, we need to remove Yandex Browser from the computer. To do this, open "Control Panels" and go to the section "Programs and Features".
   
   
   
   
   
2. In the list of programs available in the system, find the item "Yandex", right-click on it and select the item in the additional menu that appears "Delete".
   
   
   
   
   
3. Complete the browser uninstallation. Once the procedure is completed successfully, be sure to restart your computer.
   
   
4. Now you can proceed to download and install the latest version of the browser. To do this, follow the link at the end of the article to the official website of the product manufacturer and download the distribution kit to your computer.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Run the downloaded installation file and install the browser on your computer. After installation is complete, check if the video is working in your browser.
   

Reason 4: viral activity

The action of many viruses is aimed, first of all, at damaging the browser. Due to the fact that your video does not want to play in Yandex.Browser, you can suspect that there is virus software on your computer, which led to a similar problem.

1. You will need to perform a deep scan of the system using your antivirus or a special cleaning utility Dr.Web CureIt. If, after the scan is completed, threats are found on your computer, you will need to eliminate them by quarantining or curing them.
   
   
2. After eliminating the threats, be sure to restart your computer. It is likely that after these steps, the video in the browser will not work, so you may need to reinstall the browser using the method described in the article above.
   

As you can see, the reasons for video not working in Yandex Browser are quite commonplace, but if you check all the possible causes, it is more than likely that the problem will be solved. If you have your own method for solving the problem that is not included in the article, tell us about it in the comments.

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Download the latest version of the program from the official website https://browser.yandex.ru/desktop/main/