Run this in Command Prompt to check if the GUI will work:
where yt-dlp
If it returns a path, the GUI should find it. If it says INFO: Could not find files..., go back to Fix 1.
Right-click Open Video Downloader icon → Run as administrator. This bypasses some permission restrictions that cause execa to fail.
From analyzing user reports across GitHub Issues, Reddit, and tech forums, the root causes are:
Run this in Command Prompt to check if the GUI will work:
where yt-dlp
If it returns a path, the GUI should find it. If it says INFO: Could not find files..., go back to Fix 1.
Right-click Open Video Downloader icon → Run as administrator. This bypasses some permission restrictions that cause execa to fail.
From analyzing user reports across GitHub Issues, Reddit, and tech forums, the root causes are: