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This problem is caused by the Ad Speedup extension
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Published onNovember 1, 2024
published onNovember 1, 2024
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If you’re just witnessing YouTube opening on keypress or mouse click randomly on a PC or a Mac, you’re not alone. This issue can happen on any browser you may use as well. It’s certainly annoying for YouTube to open out of the blue and disrupt your work or gaming session, but we can help you fix it quickly.
If it’s not OS specific or browser specific, the issue is caused by an addon or extension of the browser and the name of the culprit is Ad Speedup.
This extension speeds up the video up to 16x when it detects an ad, but now it’s obviously bugged. If you’ve installed this extension, disable or uninstall it until the developers fix it.
What do I do if YouTube opens randomly?
As we mentioned above, you have to disable or uninstall Ad Speedup in your browser. To do that, click the menu button and selectExtensions>Manage extensionsin Chrome. You may also click directly on the puzzle piece icon from the top right of the window.
Here, look for Ad Speedup and click on Remove or click on the button to its right to disable it.
This is the simple method on how to disable or remove the extension on Google Chrome, but the process is similar on any other browser you may use. We also have a guide on how toremove stubborn extensions on Edge.
If you didn’t install Ad Speedup, but you’ve installed other extensions or addons lately, disable all of them and reenable them one by one to see which one is producing the random YouTube pop-up.
To recap, if YouTube is opening randomly in a new tab or window on your browser when you press a key or click with your mouse, disable or remove the Ad Speedup extension, or any extensions you might have installed prior to this issue.
If you’ve experienced this problem or have any questions, let us know in the comments below.
More about the topics:browser extension,bugs,YouTube
Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
