YouTube is a supreme video streaming platform; entertainment experience has become more satisfying when YouTube allowed streamers and content creators to publish the video in 1080p and so on. Many people prefer to use Twitch, but YouTube is a sweet spot. While playing any random video many users have encountered a video rendering error that accompanies an error message as “​YouTube Audio Render Error, Please Restart Your Computer“​.

If you are victimized with the same YouTube Audio Render Error, then you probably have landed on the right spot.

In this article, we have managed to provide you an effective troubleshooting guide that will help your fix YouTube Audio Render Error. So, make sure to read the article till the end.

Without further ado, let’s get started.

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What is YouTube Audio Render Error?

Audio Render is an error that occurs when a user plays any random YouTube video. When Audio Render Error encounters, users see a black screen representing an error message as “Audio render error, please restart your computer”.

The error won’t go even if you have performed a restart on your computer. That’s strange because this can frustrate you because the same video is playable on another’s system and your Android or iOS smartphone.

What Causes Audio Render Error to Occur on YouTube?

According to my personal opinion, it is a little uneasy to know what causes audio render error to occur. We had done some research and found that the following reasons could be the causes.

• Audio Render Error in YouTube could happen due to the multiple connections of video playback devices has made to your computer system.
• It could possible that small bugs and glitches present in YouTube itself causing the audio to render error.

Now let’s head towards the actual troubleshooting methods to fix audio render error in YouTube.

Restart Your Computer

Audio Render Error itself suggests restarting your computer. Many users reported that Audio Render Error in YouTube on Windows 10 PC has been resolved when they have restarted their system. As mentioned, a small bug or glitch could be the culprit, so restarting your computer is the major thing you can do.

Step 1: To restart your computer, press the Windows key.

Step 2: Now click on the Power button.

Step 3: Select Restart, to restart your system.

Once the computer has booted, visit YouTube and play the same video to check if the Audio Render Error has been resolved. If not, then move on to the next troubleshooting method.

Unplug/Replug Sound Device Correctly

YouTube videos often get paused suddenly, which happens when the audio jack is not properly inserted into the audio jack port. If that’s the save then make sure to replug the audio jack correctly.

Also, multiple external playback devices such as headphones, mic, speakers, soundcard, and speakers can cause Audio Render Error to occur. Unplug all the devices and see if work. You should reduce the playback devices on your system though, but if those are important and needed at your workspace, your desires matter.

Run Audio Troubleshooter

Let’s troubleshoot in order to see if our system detects any issue or error.

Here’s how to do that.

Step 1: Press the Windows button, and visit Settings.

Step 2: Windows Settings window will appear, in the same window, go to the search bar and type Troubleshoot.

Step 3: Click on Find and fix audio playback problems option.

Step 4: Now, a window with Playing Audio will appear, then click on next.

Step 5: Your system will detect bugs, glitches, and errors, leave the PC until the process finishes.

Step 6: The troubleshooting process will end, you can open Audio Enhancement to check some settings or options. If the system detects an error it will appear on your screen.

Update Audio Drivers

A corrupted, damaged, buggy or glitchy driver can cause an Audio Render Error to occur. So if that’s the case, we need to replace the driver or either update them. Follow the steps to do so:

Update Audio Card Drivers

Step 1: Do a right-click on the Windows icon and select Device Manager from the menu list.

Step 2: Select Sound, video, and game controllers in order to expand the list.

Step 3: Do a right-click on your audio driver and select Upgrade driver.

Update Playback Devices

Step 1: Do a right-click on the Windows icon and select Device Manager from the menu list.

Step 2: Click on Audio inputs and outputs in order to expand the list.

Step 3: Do a right-click on your audio playback device and select to Update driver.

Step 4: In the nest video, select Search automatically for drivers option to install and upgrade your audio playback device to the latest version.

Rollback Audio Drivers

Sometimes, errors like Audio Render cause when you have updated the driver. It could happen due to unknown reasons but we assume it’s due to the buggy driver.

If you suspect that the Audio Render Error occurred due to the driver update then you need to roll back to the previous driver version. Here’s how to do that:

Rollback Audio Card Drivers

Step 1: Do a right click on the Windows icon and select Device Manager from the menu list.

Step 2: Select Sound, video, and game controllers in order to expand the list.

Step 3: Do a right click on your audio driver and select Properties.

Step 4: Under the Driver tab, select Roll Back Driver.

Rollback Playback Devices

Step 1: Do a right click on the Windows icon and select Device Manager from the menu list.

Step 2: Click on Audio inputs and outputs in order to expand the list.

Step 3: Do a right-click on your audio playback device and select to Properties.

Step 4: Under the Driver tab, select Roll Back Driver.

Enable/Disable Sound Devices

Just enabling and disabling sound devices often fixes the error and issue. Let’s give it a try in order to fix Audio Render Error.

Step 1: Do a right click on the Windows icon and select Device Manager from the menu list.

Step 2: Click on Audio inputs and outputs in order to expand the list.

Step 3: Do a right-click on your audio playback device and select to Disable device

Step 4: Select Yes to confirm to apply changes.

Step 5: Follow the same steps to enable the Sound devices.

Disable Audio Mixing Feature

Audio mixing oftenly creates issues. Audio mixers like Clownfish or Minecraft utilizes maximum control of the audio driver. Therefore we need to disable those audio mixing programs.

• Just visit Clownfish and disable the audio mixer
• In Minecraft, visit File > Preferences Sound Device and disable Exclusive Mode by unticking on it.

//If you experience any latency issues, then turn on enable audio mixer accordingly if needed.//

Update Your Web Browser

Outdated web browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge can result in a slow sluggish browser experience. These browser developers provide regular browser updates. Here’s how to update them.

• Google Chrome: Visit Chrome meu > Help > About Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox: Visit Firefox menu > Help > About Firefox
• Microsoft Edge: Visit Edge menu > Help > About Microsoft Edge

Turn Off Hardware Acceleration

Many people have reported that they resolved the YouTube Audio Render Error when they have turned off Hardware Acceleration. Let’s see how to turn it off. Follow the steps mentioned below.

Turn Off Hardware Acceleration in Google Chrome

Step 1: Visit the Chrome menu and select Settings.

Step 2: Expand Advanced and select System.

Step 3: Now turn off Use hardware acceleration when available.

Turn Off Hardware Acceleration in Mozilla Firefox

Step 1: Open the Firefox browser and visit Settings.

Step 2: Scroll down and search for the Performance section.

Step 3: Untick the option that says Use hardware acceleration when available.

Turn Off Hardware Acceleration in Mozilla Firefox

Step 1: Open the Edge menu and visit Settings.

Step 2: Expand Advanced and select System.

Step 3: Now, turn off the Use hardware acceleration when available option.

Update Windows 10

Updating Windows 10 operating system is important. Microsoft provide regular Windows 10 update so make sure to keep up with that.

Step 1: Press the Windows key and visit Settings.

Step 2: Now go to Upgrade & security.

Step 3: Click on Check for updates.

Step 4: Under the Check updates, select Optional Updates in order to update audio software updates (if available).

Update BIOS

Every motherboard has BIOS, and we need to keep it updated. BIOS can enable new features provided by the manufacturer. Every BIOS works differently and has different keys to open it.

Just visit the manufacturer’s page accordingly, download and install the BIOS.

What if Nothing Works?

All the troubleshooting methods mentioned above are valid fixes. At this point, YouTube Render Audio Error should get resolved. But in the worst-case scenario, the error is still bothering you.

Try to switch on a different web browser to see if this works. Also, you can try to watch the same YouTube video using a different email account and see if this works.

That’s it for now, hope this helps! Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below. Till then stay tuned for more info.

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