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Added : Cannot play youtube videos on VLC Media Player - Fix

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Cannot play youtube videos on VLC Media Player - Fix
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**What causes the problem ?**
* Due to changes in transmission protocols of Youtube, some files become obsolete and VLC is unable to stream youtube videos.
**How to fix the problem ?**
**FIX 1** : Update your ``VLC media player``. Download it by visiting the official website `here <https://www.videolan.org/vlc/>`_. You can skip this, if you already have the updated version. If this method doesn't work, Try FIX 2.
**FIX 2** : Follow these steps :
* Download the **youtube.lua** file by clicking on -> `this <https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/raw/master/share/lua/playlist/youtube.lua?inline=false>`_
.. figure:: /images/support/faq/youtube_fix_download_image.png
* Rename the downloaded file to **youtube.lua** if it is not (may happen with google chrome).
.. figure:: /images/support/faq/youtube_fix_rename.png
* Close VLC Media player if it is open.
* Now go to one of these location, depending on your operating system :
.. tabs::
.. tab:: Windows
* **Windows 64-bit**: :file:`C:\\Program Files (x86)\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\lua\\playlist\\`
* **Windows 32-bit**: :file:`C:\\Program Files\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\lua\\playlist\\`
.. tab:: Mac
* **Mac**: :file:`/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/`
.. tab:: Linux
* **64-bit Linux**: :file:`/usr/lib64/vlc/lua/playlist/`
* **32-bit Linux**: :file:`/usr/lib/vlc/lua/playlist/`
.. figure:: /images/support/faq/youtube_fix_directory_image.png
* If any **youtube.luac** and/or **youtube.lua** file already exists, delete it.
* Paste the file you downloaded - **youtube.lua** in this location.
Voila, The issue will go away and you can now watch your favourite youtube videos on VLC itself!
.. seealso:: :ref:`Get Help <getting_support>` - Find an answer to any question that wasnt answered here.
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