Sometimes YouTube changes some things and a new script/lua is needed. This is an article referencing it but note that the needed file may change in the future.


https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=152202&sid=9cb9a346ea8550b31e7accaeb79abb8d


And here is what can be emailed to people.


We have to update a little file until VLC does it with an update later.

 

Close VLC

 

Download this file

https://efca-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/peter_olson_efca_org/Ec7nOzKpXhxMgoa8dwvWgoUBP6fPz5xcDINgIrGpMs9qZg?e=VdSxzM

 

And place it here, overwriting the existing youtube.lua file

C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist

 

Now try your YT link.