Ways to Fix Crunchyroll Black Screen When Streaming

Crunchyroll is one of the most popular streaming platforms. However, just like any other platforms, there are times when you would experience errors. In fact, many Crunchyroll users have reported that they have experienced while streaming content in their browser, the screen would suddenly turn black and yet there are subtitles appearing. This type of error usually appears on Linux, macOS, Android, Windows and iOS.

Why Does the Crunchyroll Screen Go Black When Streaming Content?

There are several reasons as to why your Crunchyroll screen would go black whenever you are streaming content.

• Default browser accumulates saved form data over time
• Streaming video and audio content has a problem during the usage of browser acceleration algorithm. The possible reason behind this is because it uses CPU, GPU and RAM.
• Internal glitches and bugs
• Poor network connection
• Conflict between browser extensions and website algorithm which could lead to you issues on your video player.

How to Fix Crunchyroll Black Screen When Streaming

The usual culprits of the black screen issue are Chrome and Firefox browsers. You could also experience the mentioned issue on your mobile browser. There are several fixes and methods on how to fix the black screen issue of Crunchyroll.

Disable Hardware Acceleration

Chrome

• Open your Chrome
• Copy and paste chrome://settings/ command to the clipboard
• Enter'a basın
• Select Advanced on the drop down menu
• Select System
• Deselect – Use hardware acceleration when available option
• Click Relaunch button
• Verify if the method work by launching the browser

Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Copy and paste about: preferences command into the clipboard
• Enter'a basın
• Deselect use recommended performance settings
• Deselect use hardware acceleration when available option
• Disable hardware acceleration on your PC
• Refresh your webpage

Edge

• Open Edge
• Copy and paste edge://settings/profiles command
• Enter'a basın
• Navigate through the main menu
• Select System
• Deselect the use hardware acceleration when available option
• Select the restart button
• Navigate back to the main menu and system option
• Check and ensure that the use hardware acceleration when available option is disabled.

After following the steps above, you will be able to watch Crunchyroll videos on your Microsoft Edge. Keep in mind, however, that your browser might not perform as it used to be. However, the only solution to this is by manually disabling or enabling the hardware acceleration.

Clear Browser Saved Form Data

Chrome

• Open Chrome
• Copy and paste chrome://settings/ into the clipboard
• Enter tuşuna basın
• Navigate through the main menu
• Select Security and Privacy
• Select clear browsing data
• Select Advanced tab on the top menu of the pop-up layout
• Under the All Time, select all options
• Click on Clear data

Keep in mind that during the process of the method above, you will lose your saved password and history

Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Copy and paste about:preferences command
• Enter tuşuna basın
• Navigate through the main menu
• Gizlilik ve Güvenlik'i seçin
• Select cookies and site data (XMB) and Cache Web Content (XMB)
• Click Clear Data
• Click on Clear history at the bottom of the page
• Click on the OK button on the new window

Edge

• Open Edge
• Copy and paste edge://settings/profiles command
• Enter'a basın
• Navigate through the main menu
• Select Privacy, Search and Services
• Select choose what to clear
• Select options by selecting All Time in the time range
• Click on Clear Now button

Remove Bad Extensions

Chrome

• Open Chrome
• Paste the command chrome://settings/ command
• Enter'a basın
• Navigate through the main menu
• Select Security and Privacy
• Under the safety check section click on the Check Now button
• Wait for Chrome to scan
• Disable all extensions manually by navigating through chrome://extensions/ section

Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Click on the three-dot menu found on the top right corner
• On the drop-down menu, select help
• Select Troubleshoot mode
• Restart pop up will appear
• Select open on the notification pop-up
• Check if Crunchyroll is now playable

Edge:

• Open Edge
• Visit edge://extensions/
• Disable all extensions

Windows Virus and Threats

Malware and threats always create risks which could affect the performance of your device. Hence, it is advisable for you to run a full system scan on Windows and macOS machines.