Computer freezes when playing videos on Chrome

Computer freezes when playing videos on Chrome

It normally happens. You can try the following workarounds below:

1. Try to disable Chrome's built-in Flash Player and let the Adobe Flash Player to run. To do this:

• Open Chrome and in a new tab, type the following and press enter. About:plugins
• Expand Details tab from the upper right portion. You can find two entries under the Flash section with a subject written as Shockwave.
• Disable the path ChromeApplicationchrome versiongcswf32.dll and just leave the other path FLashNPSWF32.dll enabled.

2. You can also try to right-click on the video before playing and then go to its settings and untick the Enable Hardware Acceleration check box.

3. Check if you still have enough RAM space or you are not overloading your computer with processes. Remember that YouTube recommends RAM with a minimum of 128MB for viewing videos.

4. Check for any Internet Connection issues. A slow connection will cause hangs and freezes when loading videos.

5. Check your video card if its properly working.

6. Update Google Chrome to the latest version.