# Video players not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Help!\ **Tags:** video-players\ **Created:** [March 4, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971 "2026-03-04T18:33:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vikonako](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/vikonako/32/45256_2.png) [@Vikonako](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/Vikonako)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971/1 "2026-03-04T18:33:13Z")
earlier today they where working just fine but now they just stopped working for some reason. I have already tried to fix it and i have also reinstalled vrchat but it didn’t fix it. i looked thru the debug console and it says that a file called “vrcrustyscript” is the file that is failing. Can someone help me with this? ![image_2026-03-04_193255265](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/original/3X/8/e/8e45ff476f05995e78a078fab1a0ed6326ec204c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Coomsie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/57b2e6/32.png) [@Coomsie](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/Coomsie)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971/2 "2026-03-04T23:58:04Z")
I’m having this exact same issue; I thought it was something i did cause i recently tried to edit microsoft’s network throttler thing. and did the set to “disable” it Its so bad for me i can’t even sit in popcorn palace. Instantly disconnects me from VRC. ---
**Author:** ![Rainbowshy249](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/rainbowshy249/32/45263_2.png) [@Rainbowshy249](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/Rainbowshy249)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971/3 "2026-03-05T03:42:10Z")
I’m also having problems with the video player. It was working fine before the recent update but now it’s not working 😭 ![VRChat_2026-03-04_21-40-15.963_1920x1080](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/original/3X/b/b/bb948b54852dc963c70d35315779076cc993f483.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rebecca\_Punk77](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/rebecca_punk77/32/45268_2.png) [@Rebecca\_Punk77](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/Rebecca_Punk77)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971/4 "2026-03-05T08:05:10Z")
Happens to me as well. Think i got the same error as you ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/original/3X/a/a/aae8dc1f17f51f78818532b3d99c29826f8c7bb3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![docteh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/docteh/32/12171_2.png) [@docteh](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/docteh)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971/5 "2026-03-05T12:12:32Z")
> [@Vikonako](#): > > vrcrustyscript Oh neat, looking at the screenshot, the yt-dlp process was trying to solve some anti-bot challenges, and failed. basically that is vrchats latest move to get youtube working, so if it doesn’t work, we gotta wait for the next attempt i guess. ---
**Author:** ![WubTheCaptain](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/wubthecaptain/32/43797_2.png) [@WubTheCaptain](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/WubTheCaptain)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971/6 "2026-03-05T12:58:49Z")
As of now, VRChat uses a fork of yt-dlp 2026.02.04. This issue in question is [YouTube: Provider “deno” returned an invalid response · Issue #16118 · yt-dlp/yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16118) & [Request Format Not Available · Issue #16132 · yt-dlp/yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16132) at upstream. There is an unresolved issue at upstream (blocker) to reliably solve the issue: [Recent players failing on all variants · Issue #51 · yt-dlp/ejs](https://github.com/yt-dlp/ejs/issues/51) Basically, it’s a waiting game right now for yt-dlp contributors to find a fix, release a new version, and then VRChat to patch their fork of yt-dlp with a new version. I would’ve created a feature request for VRChat to update to yt-dlp 2026.03.03, but the fix in 2026.03.03 is a temporary bandaid fix at best and comes with its own bugs ([#16128](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16128), [#16131](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16131)). Follow this Canny topic for updates: [Update yt-dlp to 2026.02.21 to resolve YouTube playback issues | Voters | VRChat](https://feedback.vrchat.com/feature-requests/p/update-yt-dlp-to-20260221-to-resolve-youtube-playback-issues) ---
**Author:** ![WubTheCaptain](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/wubthecaptain/32/43797_2.png) [@WubTheCaptain](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/WubTheCaptain)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971/7 "2026-03-05T13:23:11Z")
Note, the issue here is not video players in worlds. The title is misleading; video players are working in worlds. The issue here is specific to YouTube playback. You can still play videos from other services supported by yt-dlp. ---
**Author:** ![ByteByte-Baxi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/bytebyte-baxi/32/45321_2.png) [@ByteByte-Baxi](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/ByteByte-Baxi)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971/9 "2026-03-06T17:46:47Z")
oh shite. did youtube finely find away to stop vrchat video players? because i mostly watch youtube threw vrchat now because no adds, i imagine they don’t like that to much ---
**Author:** ![ByteByte-Baxi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/bytebyte-baxi/32/45321_2.png) [@ByteByte-Baxi](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/ByteByte-Baxi)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971/10 "2026-03-06T17:48:04Z")
so yeah youtube finely found away to erase vrchat video players. That sucks i used them to avoid adds..which is likely why they want them gone ---
**Author:** ![Marshal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Marshal](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/Marshal)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971/11 "2026-03-08T00:34:14Z")
sloptube’s gonna sloptube ---
**Author:** ![WubTheCaptain](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/wubthecaptain/32/43797_2.png) [@WubTheCaptain](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/WubTheCaptain)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971/12 "2026-03-13T17:38:33Z")
This should be resolved for short-term with VRChat’s yt-dlp 2026.03.03 that went out today. I’ve also submitted another feature request, which relies less on a player downgrade hack and uses the latest player JS variants from YouTube: [Update to yt-dlp 2026.03.13 / yt-dlp-ejs 0.7.0 to improve YouTube playback compatibility | Voters | VRChat](https://feedback.vrchat.com/feature-requests/p/update-to-yt-dlp-20260313-yt-dlp-ejs-070-to-improve-youtube-playback-compatibili) ---
**Author:** ![WiCkeDKiTTeN](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/wickedkitten/32/18317_2.png) [@WiCkeDKiTTeN](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/WiCkeDKiTTeN)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971/13 "2026-03-13T18:05:43Z")
there is a fix you can get from Steam called VRC CACHE ![IMG_4713](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/original/3X/a/5/a58c6757ab0a4d3476bd0ca7b6c23552b6dcf127.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![WubTheCaptain](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/wubthecaptain/32/43797_2.png) [@WubTheCaptain](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/WubTheCaptain)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-not-working/47971/14 "2026-03-13T18:07:37Z")
Please don’t use VRCVideoCacher for anything but experimental debugging, for your safety. It has many more configuration options VRChat’s yt-dlp doesn’t, including command execution options. [https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-having-issues/34472/13](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/video-players-having-issues/34472/13) It’s also not strictly required, as VRChat’s yt-dlp 2026.03.03 can play most YouTube videos for now.