Windows 10: high cpu while watching videos in browser and taskbar crashes

while watching videos in browser my cpu usage gets high meaning then my computer gets annoying noisy like it working hard to play something demanding like a game when its just videos on twtichtv, youtube


tried different browsers, power plan max performance, cleaned history,this been happening for many months now


also for some reason many times my taskbar crashes happens many times when I connect my external hhd after few mins of going though folders taskbar desktop crashes for a moment

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Watching Videos through the Browser in Windows 10

Hi Floyd,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.



As you have issues watching videos in different browsers, this maybe an issues with the graphics driver not loaded properly.

• What is the Make and Model of the computer?
• What is the exact error displayed on Browser?

Provide us the Event viewer logs by trying these steps:

1. Press Win + X key on the keyboard and choose
Event Viewer.

2. Check theApplication logs and provide us the events that occur when you try to play a Video on the Browser.

Thank you.

 

Can't watch videos on Win 10

Hi,

Please assist me with the following information related to this issue:

• Which web browser are you using to watch online videos?
• Do you receive any error message?
• What is the make and model of the computer?

If you are using Internet Explorer to watch online videos, I suggest you to
follow the steps mentioned in the following link and check:Why won't videos play in Internet Explorer?

Note: The above mentioned article contains steps to reset IE. Resetting Internet Explorer's settings is not reversible. After a reset, all previous settings in IE are lost and cannot
be recovered.

Please reply us with the required information along with the status of the issue to assist you further.

 

windows 10 crashing when watching videos online

Hi Sean,

Welcome to Microsoft Community. Your interest in Windows 10 is much appreciated.

I’m sorry to know that Windows 10 crashing while watching videos online.
Sorry for the inconvenience caused. I will be happy to assist you.

To assist you further with this issue, please let us know the following details.

• Let us know whether the issue is specific to online videos or it is happening with other videos present in your system too?
• Do you face the same issue when using Microsoft Edge ?

As the initial troubleshooting steps, I would suggest you to check all the available Windows Updates. Installation of recent Windows Updates should fix the issue.

If the issue still persists, then try updating the Display driver and check. Here is the steps:

• • 
    Press Windows Key + R on your desktop screen to go to run command box.
    
  • 
    Type devmgmt.msc and hit Enter.
    
  • 
    In Display Adapter, expand Display Adapter, right-click , and then click
    Update.
    

Please let us know, if you need any further help and we would be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.