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Hi
I've upgraded to chromium edge but now videos are autoplaying again. I had this disabled on classic Edge but can't work out how to do this on the new version.
I've set "Media autoplay" to "Limit" in the "Site Permissions" section of settings but this doesn't seem to have had any effect at all (yes, I've restarted Edge / Windows).
I had also had this problem with dev / beta builds of Edge but hadn't got around to chasing it up until it became my primary browser.
In particular it's annoying on the MSN new pages linked to from the new tab page in Edge when they all have autoplaying video.
Thanks
Managing media playback issues and settings in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10
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Why isn't there an option called "Block"?
You'll probably find that the block option has to be enabled. Copy the next line into the address bar and press Enter:
edge://flags/#edge-autoplay-user-setting-block-option
Once this flag is enabled, you should see Block on the autoplay options menu.
Hi MichalTadeas and thanks for reaching out. My name is Joseph. I'm an independent advisor. I'll be happy to help you out today.
I would suggest you refer to the below steps and check if it helps to resolve the issue.
I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let me know how it goes.
Thank you!
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Hi Ash,
I am Sumit, an Independent Advisor and a 3 year Windows Insider MVP here to help.
In the new Microsoft Edge, the option of automatic playback is limited.
However, you can install an extension like autoplayblocker from the Chrome web store to disable Autoplay. (You may have to enable extensions from other store).
Microsoft, give us the option back to Block please.
The "block" option is not there, only "limit," which does nothing.
After fooling with this off and on for a couple of weeks, I have abandoned Edge altogether. It is easy to block autoplay on Chrome and probably other browsers as well. This is a fatal flaw that could easily be fixed. I may reinstall Edge and try it again if I see a news item that Microsoft has addressed this obnoxious behavior.
I did the same thing. Lasted 2 months with edge, but between the lack of a working "block" option for autoplay whch is the reason I moved to edge, and a bunch of issues I had with notifications (no sound) I just chose to return to chrome. Hopefully they fix this as chrome has made it clear they dont plan on adding this feature.