Play YouTube videos WITHOUT ADS in PowerPoint

There's already a VERY long thread about this problem. It's affecting even people with YouTube premium subscriptions. Microsoft is aware of the problem, but it can't hurt to do as Waqas has suggested and report the problem yourself. The more people report the problem, the better idea MS has of how widespread the problem is.

The evidence seems to point to a (new) policy at YouTube, that third-party programs (like PowerPoint) will get ads no matter what. If that's the case, there's nothing the PPT team at MS can do about it directly, but if enough people report the problem, it may prompt them to negotiate with YouTube in hopes of finding a fix.

Thanks for you're response Patsy.

Following up on someone else's advice, I still embed the YT videos in my PowerPoint, but run the slideshow using the Microsoft 365 website. No ads appear.

Thanks

Tim

This is a great question. Now with all of these inappropriate political ads that we cannot skip, this is even a bigger concern. What is the point of paying for premium when I am prohibited from using it?

So frustrating!

After years of being able to do PowerPoint presentations that leaned on YT videos to drive key points home, it has now become a distracting, inconvenient and sometimes embarrassing problem when videos pop up. They are sometimes completely inappropriate for the audience and often will not allow me to skip them. Yikes!

I don't have any problem with YT running ads. I understand it is an important part of their business model, so I invested in YouTube Premium to, what I exepcted, would bypass the problem. Unfortunately, it has made no difference. So why am I paying for YT Premium then??

I hope between Microsoft and YouTube a solution can be provided that will allow presenters to still use PPT so effectively, along with YT resources that help provide insight clarity and key info.

This is very disappointing after working effectively for such a long time.

Dear respected Trey Hunt,

Good day! Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are happy to help you.

I’m sorry you’re having a problem and for the situation you encountered, we deeply understand the inconvenience caused and apologize for it.

As per your description, recently, we’ve noticed that users have reported a similar situation in this community. When users embed YouTube video in the presentation using YouTube Premium account, YouTube ads popping up in my PowerPoint presentations.

We really feel sorry about it. I understand the inconvenience that happened to you and apologize for it.

It sounds as though YouTube has changed their terms of service to allow them to display ads in videos hosted in Microsoft programs.

First, please send feedback to Microsoft(we also submit feedback from our side as well). To report the problem, click File> Feedback (or the Help tab> Feedback)> I Don't Like Something. Feedback submitted this way directly goes to the related Microsoft team; this is the best way to let PowerPoint developers be aware of this situation, help do an investigation of the issue and fix it soon.

On the other hand, we have reported the situation on our side. If you are using a Work or school account, I also recommend you report the situation to your tenant admin and ask them to raise a support ticket via Microsoft 365 Admin Center> Support> Help & support.

I'm sorry and I apologize for that.

In the meantime, I would like to make a summary on this issue. This will also help other community members to find solution much easier of they come across the same situation:

Issue Description:

When users embed YouTube video in the presentation using YouTube Premium account, YouTube ads popping up in my PowerPoint presentations.

Environment:

Office 365 for business.   

PowerPoint 365 app.

YouTube Premium account.

Suggestion:

1.To able play videos without the ads is to use a link where it will direct you to the website.

2.Please send feedback to Microsoft. To report the problem, click File> Feedback (or the Help tab> Feedback)> I Don't Like Something. Feedback submitted this way directly goes to the related Microsoft team; this is the best way to let PowerPoint developers be aware of this situation, help do an investigation of the issue and fix it soon.

3.I would suggest you raise a support ticket from the Microsoft 365 admin center and report the issue to the related team. The more reports they receive from different customers, the more likely they will be able to find something affects users in common, do investigation and fix it soon.

Reference: Get support - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn

Note: To create a support ticket, you need to have Microsoft 365 admin privileges and if you aren’t admin of your Office 365 organization, please contact the admin of creating a new ticket.

Reference: How do I find my Microsoft 365 admin? - Microsoft Support

Please accept my Apologies and I do feel regret for not resolving the problem and redirecting you to the related development team but the fix to your concern can be find out through the HAR logs and suggest you raise a support ticket from the Office 365 admin center, where the related team will investigate the problem further by collecting the HAR logs.

We are redirecting you to the proper one to solve the issue. That’s why we suggest you contact your admin or IT department. They can create support ticket. Once your admin or IT contact them, they will help you as soon as possible.

I'm sorry and I apologize for that.

Appreciate your patience and understanding and thank you for your time and cooperation.

Sincerely,

Waqas Muhammad