[FlyFisher]

All of the techies will tell you to right click on the video and select “disable hardware acceleration” The only way I fixed my client’s HP laptop was to use a different browser. Firefox worked, Internet Explorer never did.

[867V309]

First thing I’d do is try a different media player. VLC is excellent and free. If 2 different software players both act up it may indicate a hardware or driver issue. I’d also google the heck out of green screen and black screen video playback.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Throw us a linky or two that doesn’t work for you and we can test them using VLC and other browsers and narrow down a possible root cause for you.

[shibumi]

Your computer has been fatwaed.

Aloha Snackbar!

[DouglasKC]

Windows+r to bring up run dialog.

type inetcpl.cpl and click ok

Click on advanced tab.

Under accelerated graphics (should be at or near top) check the box that says "Use software rendering instead of gpu rendering".

[davius]

My laptop running 8 does that periodically as well. Sometimes double clicking on the playback screen reinstates the video but a reboot always clears the problem. It’s always the video at issue, never the audio.

[Dr. Sivana]

It's time to finally upgrade your Commodore setup. (Or is it a PC with Hercules graphics?)

[Road Warrior ‘04]

After installing Windows 10, I, too was getting green screens on videos. I would move the tracking dial forward and the video would appear, then go back to the beginning.

That said, Windows 10 has disrupted my computer. Shuts off and says "Critical Process Died"! Come to find out, my HP puter's drive isn't compatible with W-10. Just trying to fight through it until a fix is made.

[Mr. K]

do all the upgrades
i am pretty sure it is something to do with flash player
I had that problem but it long ago went away because I did all the upgrades
Turning off hardware acceleration sometimes fixes it but that has been fixed in later releases

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

My secondary video went out and the cheap onboard video displays everything with a greenish hue.

[TomGuy]

Sounds like you do not have the appropriate video codec for the particular video player.

Video codecs are what cause various video formats to play.

If you knew the specific codec the particular video uses, you could download it. If not, you could download a general set of video codecs recommended for Win8.

Some videos have rather strange or not-typical codecs. Those need special attention.

Start by Googling ‘video codecs for windows 8’.

Also, you download a more general video player, such as VLC, because it has most of the common video codecs ‘built in’.

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[bmwcyle]

Are you logged in?

[dforest]

I can’t get sound on my You Tube videos from my laptop. Only on Firefox.

They play on Chrome and IE.

[Larry Lucido]

Check the system date.