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HTML5 Video Not Properly Encoded: What to Do

Find out all you need to know if your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio or video

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Updated onSeptember 27, 2024

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Getting aHTML5 Video not properly encoded error message on your browser? You’re not alone.

The culprit behind this inconvenience is usuallyAdobe Flash Player, but there are a few other possible factors. Today, we tackle them all. Follow the step-by-step instructions below to get rid of this error.

How do I make my browser support HTML5?

How do I make my browser support HTML5?

1. Update your browser

After updating the browser, check ifYour browser doesn’t support HTML5 audiois still present.

2. Delete cookies and cache

You can also getTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video, but that can be fixed with a browser update.

3. Disable add-ons

4. Add plugins to support your browser

Issues such as these can occur if HTML5 video is not properly encoded, so installing the necessary components can help.

Keep in mind that there’s no option to download the supporting codecs of HTML5, but sometimes certain components need to be installed in order for it to work.

By modifying the link, you might be able to fix problems with SSL HTML5 video, so be sure to try that.

6. Disable hardware acceleration

As you can see, fixing this problem is pretty simple, and you can do it with ease by following the solutions from this guide.

There are similar issues to this one, and we already coveredYour browser does not support video playbackin one of our previous guides, so be sure to check it out.

We hope that our solutions have proven to be useful when it comes to fixing theYour browser does not support HTML5 videoissues. Leave a comment in the section below if it worked for you.

More about the topics:Browser errors,HTML5

Madalina Dinita

Networking & Security Specialist

Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.

She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.

Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.

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Madalina Dinita

Networking & Security Specialist

Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.