YouTube is Lagging a Lot – How to Speed it Up? April 17, 2015October 25, 2018 Vikas Windows YouTube seems to always lag whenever you watch a video. It takes massive time in buffering and streaming the video. To fix this problem, you need to clean your browser from junk, optimize internet and fix browser registry issues. You can use ST Cleaner to trash away all the web junk, speed up the web browser and improve your YouTube experience. Sweep Clean Web Junk with ST Cleaner ST Cleaner is compatible with Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XPBy clicking to download, you agree to these Terms See Features & Functions Turn Off Hardware Acceleration Your computer is probably not supporting hardware acceleration feature. Disabling it will fix this problem. 1. Right click your video. 2. Select Settings from context menu. 3. In the new small dialog that opens, uncheck “Hardware Acceleration” checkbox. 4. Apply the settings. Disable Download Manager If you’re using an Internet Download Manager program disable its integration with your web browser. The steps may vary depending on which program you use. However, generalinstructions are given below: 1. Open your Internet Download manager program. 2. Click Downloads | Options. 3. This opens up a new dialog. 4. Disable browser integration feature, click OK. Update Flash Plug-In Make sure you update Adobe Flash Player on regular basis. The version installed on your PC may be out of date. 1. Visit Adobe Flash Player download page. 2. Start downloading the program. 3. After successful download, install he same. Enable Overriding Software Rendering Do you use a feature known as software rendering? If you do not use it, just turn it off temporarily. 1. Type “about:flags” in Address Bar. 2. Press ENTER. 3. Disable software rendering service. 4. Click Enable button and then exit it. Disable your Antivirus Try disabling your antivirus program temporarily. The real-time protection scans every file in use and may also result in Youtube lag. 1. Right click system tray icon on Notification Bar. 2. Select Turn Off Protection. 3. Confirm the prompt.