Netflix error code

TVQ-PB-101

Your device could not establish the connection Netflix needs to start playing.

Your device could not establish the connection Netflix needs to start playing. Netflix publishes this code with a long list of numeric suffixes, but the troubleshooting is the same across all of them: power, then network, then custom settings.

Try this first

Power cycle the device fully

3 minutes
  1. 1.Press the power button on the device once and wait one minute.
  2. 2.If that does not work, unplug it from power and leave it unplugged for three minutes.
  3. 3.Plug it back in and turn it on.
  4. 4.Open Netflix again. Netflix lists this exact sequence first.

Where this code shows up

Mostly on Apple TV, Smart TV, Roku, Fire TV, Set-top box. If you’re on something else, the fixes above still apply — the menu names will differ.

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Checked 2026-08-05 · source