<![CDATA[Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing]]>Issue: Since I have reinstalled Opera GX the other day, videos (except on YouTube) do not play.
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro N (Windows 10 64-bit)
Version of Opera GX: LVL4 (core: 92.0.4561.64), 106.0.5249.119
Tried Fixes: enabled and disabled hardware accelerator, reset browser to default settings, removed all extensions, cleared cache and cookies, checked if GX is updated to the latest version, updated all drivers and OS
Built-in Adblocker Status: Off
Built-in VPN Status: Off
GX Limiter Statuses: Disabled
Additional Information: Checked if it's an Opera GX exclusive problem by visiting the exact same sites using Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Both are working. Seems like it's a problem with Opera GX. I've also attached screenshots of what I've been seeing when coming across content with videos.

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(9anime)

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(Twitter)

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Tumblr - this one shows a preview but is just stuck there.

Hoping to hear from you guys. Thanks!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/58793/videos-except-on-youtube-are-not-playingRSS for NodeWed, 16 Sep 2026 16:46:00 GMTThu, 17 Nov 2022 08:51:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing on Sat, 26 Nov 2022 06:21:13 GMT]]>@fanfanelli Have you tried these (1, 2) fixes? 🙂

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294618https://forums.opera.com/post/294618Sat, 26 Nov 2022 06:21:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing on Thu, 24 Nov 2022 07:25:11 GMT]]>@jeonghan hi, thanks for all your effort. I have done everything you told me. I have windows media pack installed, the codecs listed, checked HTML 5 test. But it still doesn't work. I have checked what you told me about my windows. This is what I found: d6653f78-1c73-4328-b468-2bbbb750921d-image.png

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294471https://forums.opera.com/post/294471Thu, 24 Nov 2022 07:25:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing on Thu, 24 Nov 2022 03:53:47 GMT]]>@fanfanelli You can press the Windows Button, type "About your PC", and it will show you your Windows specifications. 🙂 Here's an example of what mine looks like.

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Aside from the Media Pack itself, you also have to download the additional codecs listed in the website I sent you beforehand.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294454https://forums.opera.com/post/294454Thu, 24 Nov 2022 03:53:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing on Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:59:46 GMT]]>@jeonghan I've read the website you sent me but I can't find what it says on my PC. Is windows N the same as Windows Home? I have windows home. I've also installed the Media Feature pack for Windows.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294410https://forums.opera.com/post/294410Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:59:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing on Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:54:53 GMT]]>@fanfanelli It definitely matters! You can check codecs for your specific OS here. 🙂

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294377https://forums.opera.com/post/294377Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:54:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing on Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:51:39 GMT]]>oh no, it worked for a moment but now it isn't working again.
I've checked the website and I think I have everything in place. Tell me if I'm wrong. I'm on windows 11 I don't know if it makes any difference.
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]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294376https://forums.opera.com/post/294376Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:51:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing on Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:47:57 GMT]]>Thank you very much for your help. It works now!!!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294375https://forums.opera.com/post/294375Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:47:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing on Wed, 23 Nov 2022 02:29:23 GMT]]>@fanfanelli Hi! You should go to this website and check if some codecs are unsupported. On my end, H.264 was gone after I reinstalled GX (but not on other browsers though for some reason), so I just went ahead and reinstalled it from here (I'm on Windows)!

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]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294358https://forums.opera.com/post/294358Wed, 23 Nov 2022 02:29:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing on Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:29:12 GMT]]>Hi,
I'm having the same problem. Could you please tell me what was the solution you found to solve it?

Thank you very much

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/294325https://forums.opera.com/post/294325Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:29:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing on Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:40:35 GMT]]>@leocg None, unfortunately. Went to html5test though and saw that H.264 support was missing exclusively to GX, so I just went on to download the codec by itself. Thank you so much for assisting both here and in the server!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/293920https://forums.opera.com/post/293920Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:40:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing on Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:17:27 GMT]]>@jeonghan Try uninstalling and reinstalling it to see if there is any difference.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/293914https://forums.opera.com/post/293914Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:17:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing on Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:04:45 GMT]]>@leocg Already have it installed as reflected in the screenshot.

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]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/293913https://forums.opera.com/post/293913Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:04:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Videos (except on YouTube) are not playing on Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:43:39 GMT]]>@jeonghan It's because Windows N doesn't have the proprietary codecs needed to play those videos. To solve the issue you need to install the media package for Windows N.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/293909https://forums.opera.com/post/293909Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:43:39 GMT