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How to solve the Auto HD feature that does not work on YouTube?

When you open a YouTube video you see a spinning loading bar or the play and pause always every second. Then mostly this issue is caused by another YouTube browser extension you are using together with Turn Off the Lights. To test what browser extension creates this conflict, disable the extension one by one (except Turn Off the Lights). And try to remove also your cookies and cache files.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O68IoMTDQE#action=share

How to clear cache and cookies

Review and follow the instructions provided by your browser:

How enabled YouTube Auto HD?

You can enable the YouTube auto HD feature by following the instruction here below:

Forced YouTube Auto HD set to 10180p
Forced YouTube video quality to 10180p
  1. Download the Turn Off the Lights browser extension
  2. Click right on the gray lamp button.
  3. And click Options to open the Turn Off the Lights options page.
  4. Click then on the first Basics tab.
  5. Below that web page, enable the YouTube Auto HD checkbox.
  6. And choose the “highres” in the selection box to get the highest YouTube video quality (1080p or even 4K) in your web browser.
  7. Restart your web browser to receive the last settings modification.

In the Turn Off the Lights options page, you can choose also manually self the video quality on YouTube. You can choose between 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p and 4k.

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About The Author

Stefan Van Damme

Stefan Van Damme is the developer of the popular Turn Off the Lights browser extension, which he began building in December 2009 for Google Chrome. With over a decade of experience in the field, he has expanded the extension's availability to a wide range of web browsers, including Safari, Opera, Firefox, Maxthon, Brave, Vivaldi, Microsoft Edge, Yandex, and Naver Whale. His commitment to providing users with a quality product has made the Turn Off the Lights extension one of the most highly regarded and widely used browser extensions available. Additionally, the extension is free and Open-Source for all web browsers, and has been featured on major blogs such as Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla. With his extensive experience and knowledge in browser extensions, Stefan Van Damme is a highly qualified and authoritative figure in the field.