[Stephen]

I never watch youtube on my PC. It's always my android tablet or phone.

I use a nodded app called revanced. Used it and the previous app called vanced for many many years. No adverts and lots of other settings like hiding shorts, skipping intros and sponsor spot in videos. Changing the layout and lots of other little UI tweaks you can enabled.

Not easiest to setup and install but once it's done it works perfectly.