How do you unblock YouTube at school or work?

How do you unblock YouTube at school or work?

Have you ever tried to watch a video on YouTube at school or work and found it impossible? There's a good chance that your school or work IT department has blocked YouTube. Even if you don't think your school or work has a YouTube block, you may still be affected. The following articles can help you unblock YouTube.

How to unblock YouTube at school. In some cases, your school or work will block YouTube outright. For example, if your school or work blocks access to a wide range of websites, including YouTube.

If that's the case, you might be able to unblock YouTube by: Go to the blocked website in your web browser (like Firefox or Chrome). Click the name of the website on the top right of the screen. Select unblock from the drop-down menu.

If that doesn't work, you'll need to find out the IP address that your school or work uses to block access to YouTube. For help with that, read How to find the IP address of the website you're trying to access at school or work.

You may then be able to type the IP address into the address bar of your web browser and view the video. If you don't know the IP address, ask someone at your school or work to tell you what it is.

If you don't find any option to unblock YouTube, you'll need to contact your school or work IT department and ask them to unblock YouTube. How to unblock YouTube at work. If your school or work blocks YouTube and you're still unable to access the website, you may be able to use a different browser to watch YouTube. For example, you could use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox instead of Microsoft Internet Explorer. You may also need to find out the IP address that your school or work uses to block YouTube.