YouTube / Videos Crashing Computer

To stop this happening you need to change the following setting;

Disable Hardware Acceleration in Google Chrome

Here is the process of disabling Chrome hardware acceleration:

  1. Click the three dots in the top-right corner.
  2. Select “Settings” from the drop down menu.
  3. Scroll down and click on “System” in the left sidebar.
  4. Find the option “Use graphics acceleration when available” and toggle it off.
  5. Restart Chrome to apply changes.

Disable Hardware Acceleration in Microsoft Edge

Here is the process of disabling Edge hardware acceleration:

  1. Click the three dots in the top-right corner.
  2. Select “Settings” from the drop down menu.
  3. Scroll down and click on “System and Performance.” in the left sidebar.
  4. Click on "System"
  5. Find the option “Use graphics acceleration when available” and toggle it off.
  6. Restart Edge to apply changes.

Some Users have reported needing to restart the Computer after applying these changes