@vivaldi_browser I really like your browser but I really struggle to use this browser due to the constant crashing, especially using youtube. I feel like I’m on my wits end because it just constantly crashes over and over even just trying to mess with the settings.
What operating system are you on? What hardware? Do you struggle the same when you install the dreaded Edge or Chronium/Chrome as well?
I’ve been using Vivaldi for more than a year and it never crashed on me. And I’ve watched YouTube on it and changed the settings.
@FriendOfDeSoto I don’t use those but I have similar issues on Firefox, I think it might be Ublock Origin because when I turn it off on youtube specifically I haven’t seen it crash anymore, but I’m not sure.
Ublock Origin uses a noticeable amount of resources. It may be that your computer just doesn’t have enough RAM to run it and heavy sites like YouTube at the same time.
Vivaldi itself is slightly heavier than “plain” versions of Chrome and Firefox because of all the UI stuff, so it could be exacerbating the issue.
I’d suggest confirming this by opening the task manager alongside the browser.
You might want to read through this (or a similar explainer on why YouTube and uBO aren’t pals): https://www.hollyland.com/blog/tips/make-ublock-origin-work-on-youtube
If you install free Chromium as an alternative browser, because it uses the same engine under the hood, you can see better if you are having a Vivaldi problem or a Chromium problem, in which case V and C will show the same symptoms. Firefox uses its own web engine so you can only see if the extension is the problem.
I read a toot that V did have problems recently but I think they have pushed out an update for that. So hopefully your settings crash might be fixed already.