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remo ymor

(1,029 posts)
Wed Oct 18, 2023, 07:42 PM Oct 2023

I lost the ability to hear Videos on DU

This happened before the change to DU4. I can't figure out how to turn the sound back on. Youtube and all other videos on any platform other than DU work just fine. Only on DU I am unable to hear the sound.

I have looked at the account settings and can't find anything to help.

Anybody have any suggestions.

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I lost the ability to hear Videos on DU (Original Post) remo ymor Oct 2023 OP
Is the sound.... SergeStorms Oct 2023 #1
Hi there EarlG Oct 2023 #2
EarlG You are a magical fixer!!! remo ymor Oct 2023 #4
Hey glad it worked! EarlG Oct 2023 #6
I just checked and the videos are not muted remo ymor Oct 2023 #3
HI. I might be able to assist. BootinUp Oct 2023 #5

SergeStorms

(19,312 posts)
1. Is the sound....
Wed Oct 18, 2023, 07:56 PM
Oct 2023

muted on the video? A lot of times I have to click on the volume button on the videos themselves because they're muted. Don't ask me why, it just happens that way. A lot.

EarlG

(22,539 posts)
2. Hi there
Wed Oct 18, 2023, 08:09 PM
Oct 2023

DU doesn’t have any control over video volume so the issue lies elsewhere. Is it possible that you have muted the browser tab? I believe that can be done on a site-by-site basis. Try right clicking the browser tab that DU is in, and see if it says anything about being muted.

remo ymor

(1,029 posts)
4. EarlG You are a magical fixer!!!
Wed Oct 18, 2023, 08:23 PM
Oct 2023

That worked. I don't know why it is on only that browser tab every time I signed on to DU but it has been that way for a couple of months.

Thank You!!!

EarlG

(22,539 posts)
6. Hey glad it worked!
Thu Oct 19, 2023, 12:02 AM
Oct 2023

In my Chrome it says "Mute site" and I think if you do that it doesn't just mute the site one time, it means every time your browser opens that site in any tab, it will automatically mute it. So you might have muted a tab one time in the past and then not realized the setting had stuck -- easy to do.

BootinUp

(49,020 posts)
5. HI. I might be able to assist.
Wed Oct 18, 2023, 08:28 PM
Oct 2023

Still resting from a long day so please be patient with me.

Are you using windows, or another OS. what is the OS version?
Can you clarify what is meant by other platforms? Are these different icons you launch or just different websites in a browser?
What browser are you using for DU. Does that browser play sound from other websites?

No need to reply if you have solved it.

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