Windows 10: Distorted audio when going on websites on firefox and chrome, watching youtube etc. but on...

im using a focurite 2i4 through eris 3.5 speakers, and when i test the speakers in windows preferences it sounds fine. spotify runs fine, and games and ableton sound fine. but on youtube on chrome and ableton its distorting like crazy. i just built my pc so im new to pc and have been a mac user for 7 years before this so i dont really know what im doing, so any help is appreciated. im running windows 11 right now btw

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Can't get Youtube to show videos in Chrome

Load this checklist video in Edge: (I'm assuming you did at least a few of these steps, since you stated you tried other suggestions earlier) Go through the list of suggestions here to try to repair YouTube for Chrome...

 

Can't get Youtube to show videos in Chrome

I haven't gotteen to this suggestion yet - but, I've shut down half my Extensions and, now, I get the voice of the Youtube videos - but still not the video. Thought this clue might help.

 

Youtube Audio and Video go out of sync in Chrome

Just as a confirmation, do other video broadcast websites have the same problem?

If it only happens to YouTube, you could refer to the following steps:

1. Delete all your cookies and cached images from chrome for all time.
   
2. Sign out of your Google account and open YouTube.
   
3. Open YouTube and click settings in the top right and sign into your account from there. (it will look really weird to do, not like the usual login for your account).
   
4. Once this is done close the tab you used to login to YouTube.
   
5. Open a new tab and open YouTube again (either through favourites or typing it in).
   
6. Sign into your account via the button in the top right corner and the issue should be fixed.
   

Source: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3423664/youtube-videos-audio-sync.html#r20533942

If it is common, reinstall the graphics drivers and try with a shorter HDMI cable.

Hope these are helpful.