How to Speed Up YouTube Videos

Go to YouTube.com., Find a video you’d like to play., Look for the Settings icon along the bottom right edge of the video., Click on the icon., Paste the following into your browser’s address bar: www.youtube.com/html5.,Save changes., Open a new...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Go to YouTube.com.

    You may be asked to sign into your Google account if you haven’t already.
  2. Step 2: Find a video you’d like to play.

    You can also follow a link to a video from another site. , The icon is a circular cog. , If drop down boxes pop up to change speed and quality settings you can continue with the second part.

    If not, you will need to change your default player. , Read the information, then click on the button that says, “Request the HTML5 player.” Click the button that says “Use the default player.” This will allow you to replace the flash player in most major browsers.,,, Find the drop down box that indicates speed. ,,
  3. Step 3: Look for the Settings icon along the bottom right edge of the video.

  4. Step 4: Click on the icon.

  5. Step 5: Paste the following into your browser’s address bar: www.youtube.com/html5.

  6. Step 6: Save changes.

  7. Step 7: Open a new browser window or return to the video you want to load.

  8. Step 8: Click on the Settings icon.

  9. Step 9: Scroll to your preferred speed

  10. Step 10: such as 1.25

  11. Step 11: 1.5 or 2 times the normal speed.

  12. Step 12: Click “Play.” Your video will play at a faster rate.

Detailed Guide

You may be asked to sign into your Google account if you haven’t already.

You can also follow a link to a video from another site. , The icon is a circular cog. , If drop down boxes pop up to change speed and quality settings you can continue with the second part.

If not, you will need to change your default player. , Read the information, then click on the button that says, “Request the HTML5 player.” Click the button that says “Use the default player.” This will allow you to replace the flash player in most major browsers.,,, Find the drop down box that indicates speed. ,,

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