At times, Windows 10 users may face an issue concerning the Google Chrome Full Screen mode. This issue crops up when trying to play YouTube videos. A majority of the time, rebooting the web browser or device will fix the issue; and if not, here are a few solutions that you can apply.
Check Flash Player and Content Settings in Chrome
- Enter “chrome://settings/content” in the address bar of Google.
- Then choose the ‘Protected Content’ option.
- Don’t forget to mark both options.
- In case you have an outdated Chrome version, then input “chrome://plugins” into the box and hit the Enter button.
- Find the player entry containing “pepflashplayer.dll” and select the Disable option.
- Now, reboot Chrome.
Check Full-Screen API in Firefox
- Navigate to the address bar on Chrome.
- Then input “about:config” into it and select the OK button.
- You should browse for the entry “full-screen” through the address bar, and don’t forget to mark the ‘full-screen-api.enabled’ box.
- Once you have applied the changes, reboot the browser.
Use Incognito Mode and Try Removing Browser Data
- Firstly, hold the ‘Ctrl + N’ hotkeys simultaneously over the keyboard.
- Then reach YouTube and attempt opening any video in the full-screen. In case it shows the display properly, proceed with the further fixes.
- Now, in the tab, input “chrome://settings” and hit the Enter button.
- You should move to the end of the screen and choose the ‘Advanced settings’ option.
- After expanding the menu of Advanced, beneath the “Privacy and Security” section, select the “Clear browsing data” option.
- Then click on the ‘All-time’ and mark every box.
- Now, select the “Clear browsing data” option.
- Finally, reboot the system and attempt to open a YouTube video once again in full-screen.
Log Out of Google Profile
- At first, select the profile image over the upper right of the screen.
- After that, click on the ‘Syncing to’ button.
- Then select the ‘Turn off’ option for the user profile.
- After disabling the profile, select the ‘Manage other people’ option.
- You should choose the vertical ellipsis menu icon and choose the ‘Remove this person’ option.
- Now, reboot the system and attempt accessing YouTube in full-screen mode.
Reinstall the Google Chrome
- Press the Windows and R hotkeys altogether for launching the Run prompt.
- Then browse for Chrome and right-click on it.
- From the context menu, choose the Uninstall button.
- Finally, navigate to the official download site of Google and download the latest version of Chrome.
- Now, open the executable file and then install the browser once again.
Emily Johnson is a Microsoft product expert and has been working in the technology industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Emily has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.