How to Fix Firefox Not Playing Videos (2023)

The Mozilla Foundation developed Mozilla Firefox as an open-sourced browser. It was released in 2003 and soon gained wide popularity because of its user-friendly interface and wide range of available extensions. However, the popularity of Firefox declined when Google Chrome was released. Since then, both have been giving tough competition to each other.

Firefox still has a loyal fan base who still prefer this browser. If you are one of them but feel frustrated due to the Firefox not playing videos issue, do not worry. Simply read on to know how to fix Firefox not playing videos.

Kaip pataisyti „Firefox“ neveikiančius vaizdo įrašus

Why Firefox not playing videos error occurs?

There can be various reasons for this error to occur, namely:

• Outdated version of Firefox
• Firefox extensions & acceleration features
• Corrupt cache memory & cookies
• Disabled cookies & pop-ups

Before, doing any advance troubleshooting, you should first try to restart your PC and check if the Firefox not playing videos issue is resolved or not.

1. Eiti į Start menu > Power > Restart kaip pavaizduota.

Once the computer has restarted, launch Firefox and check if videos are playing. Hopefully, the issue is resolved. If not, then continue with the below methods.

Method 1: Update Firefox

If you have not installed the latest updates to "Firefox", it may lead to issues when you try to play videos on this web browser. There might be bugs in your current version of Firefox, which an update might fix. Follow these steps to update it:

1. Paleisti "Firefox" browser and then open the meniu spustelėję mygtuką three-dashed icon. Pasirinkti Pagalba kaip parodyta žemiau.

2. Tada spustelėkite Apie Firefox kaip nurodyta toliau.

3. In the new window that now opens, Firefox will check for updates. If no updates are available, the „Firefox“ yra atnaujinta message will be displayed as below.

4. If an update is available, Firefox will automatically install the update.

5. Galiausiai, restartas naršyklę.

If you still face the same issue, try the next fix.

Method 2: Turn Off Hardware Acceleration

Aparatūros pagreitis is the process wherein certain hardware components are assigned specific tasks to enhance the functioning of a program. The hardware acceleration feature in Firefox provides convenience and speed, but it also might contain error-causing bugs. Therefore, you can try to disable hardware acceleration to potentially fix videos not loading Firefox issue as:

1. Paleisti "Firefox" ir atvira meniu as before. Select Nustatymai, kaip parodyta paveikslėlyje žemiau.

2. Then, uncheck the box next to Naudokite rekomenduojamus našumo nustatymus pagal spektaklis skirtukas.

3. Next, uncheck the box next to Kai įmanoma, naudokite aparatūros pagreitį.

4. Galiausiai, restartas Firefox. Check if Firefox can play videos.

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3 būdas: išjunkite „Firefox“ plėtinius

Add-ons that are enabled on the Firefox browser may be interfering with websites and not allowing videos to play. Follow the steps below to disable add-ons and fix Firefox no audio & not playing videos issue:

1. Paleisti "Firefox" ir jos meniu. Čia, spustelėkite Priedai ir temos kaip pavaizduota žemiau.

2. Tada spustelėkite Plėtinių from the left pane to see the list of add-on extensions.

3. Spustelėkite ant trys taškai next to each add-on and then select pašalinti. As an example, we have removed „YouTube“ tobulinimo priemonė extension in the attached screenshot.

4. After removing the unwanted add-ons, restartas the browser and verify if the issue is resolved.

If Firefox not playing videos problem persists, you can clear the browser cache and cookies as well.

Method 4: Delete Browser Cache and Cookies

If the cache files and cookies of the browser get corrupt, it can lead to Firefox not playing videos error. Here’s how to delete cache and cookies from Firefox:

1. Atidaryti „Firefox“. Eiti į Side menu > Settings as you did earlier.

2. Tada spustelėkite Privatumas ir saugumas from the left pane. It is indicated by a lock icon, kaip parodyta paveikslėlyje žemiau.

3. Tada slinkite žemyn iki Slapukai ir svetainės duomenys variantas. Spustelėkite Išvalyti duomenis kaip paryškinta.

4. Next, check the boxes next to both, Slapukai ir svetainės duomenys ir Talpykloje saugomas žiniatinklio turinys in the pop-up window that follows.

5. Galiausiai spustelėkite aiškus ir Iš naujo the web browser.

Check if the above method worked to fix the issue of Firefox not playing videos. If not, move to the next solution.

Method 5: Allow Autoplay on Firefox

If you are facing the ‘Twitter videos not playing on Firefox’ problem, then it may be because Autoplay is not enabled on your browser. Here’s how to fix Firefox not playing videos error:

1. Apsilankykite Interneto svetainė where videos are not playing using Firefox. Here, Twitter is shown as an example.

2. Tada spustelėkite Užrakto piktograma to expand it. Here, click on the sideward arrow kaip paryškinta toliau.

3. Tada pasirinkite Daugiau informacijos kaip parodyta žemiau.

4. Viduje Puslapio informacija meniu, eikite į Leidimai skirtukas.

5. Pagal Automatinis paleidimas section, uncheck the box next to Use default.

6. Then, click on Allow Audio and Video. Refer to the image below for clarity.

Enable Autoplay for All Websites

You can also ensure that the Autoplay feature is allowed for all websites, by default, as follows:

1. Eikite į Side menu > Settings> Privacy and Security kaip nurodyta Metodas 4.

2. Slinkite žemyn iki Leidimai and click on Autoplay Nustatymai, kaip paryškinta.

3. Here, ensure that Allow Audio and Video is enabled. If not, choose it from the drop-down menu as shown in the image below.

4. Galiausiai, restartas the browser. Check if the ‘videos not playing on firefox’ issue has been resolved. If it isn’t, read below.

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Method 6: Allow Cookies, History, and Pop-ups

Some websites require cookies and pop-ups to be allowed on your browser to stream data and audio-video content. Follow the steps written here to allow cookies, history, and pop-ups on Firefox:

Allow Cookies

1. Paleisti "Firefox" naršyklę ir eikite į Side menu > Settings > Privatumas ir saugumas as explained previously.

2. Pagal Slapukai ir svetainės duomenys skyriuje spragtelėkite Tvarkyti išimtis kaip pavaizduota.

3. Here, make sure that no website is added to the list of exceptions to block cookies.

4. Move to the next step without leaving this page.

Allow History

1. On the same page, scroll down to the Istorija skyrius.

2. Pasirinkite Remember History iš išskleidžiamojo meniu.

3. Move to the next step without exiting the settings page.

Allow Pop-Ups

1. Grįžkite į Privacy and Security page į Leidimai skyrius.

2. Here, uncheck the box next to Blokuoti iššokančiuosius langus kaip parodyta žemiau.

Once the above steps have been executed, try to play videos on Firefox.

If the Firefox videos not playing issue persists, move to the succeeding methods to refresh Firefox and reboot your computer.

Method 7: Refresh Firefox

When you use the Refresh Firefox option, your browser will be reset, potentially fixing all minor glitches you are currently experiencing. Here’s how to Refresh Firefox:

1. Viduje "Firefox" browser, go to the Side menu > Help, kaip parodyta žemiau.

2. Tada spustelėkite daugiau Informacija apie trikčių šalinimą kaip pavaizduota žemiau.

3. Informacija apie trikčių šalinimą page is displayed on the screen. Finally, click on Atnaujinkite „Firefox“, kaip parodyta žemiau.

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Tikimės, kad šis vadovas buvo naudingas ir jums tai pavyko fix Firefox not playing videos issue. Also, let us know which method worked the best for you. Finally, if you have any questions or suggestions regarding this article, feel free to drop them in the comments section below.