How to prevent video autoplay in Chromium Edge

Anonymous
2020-01-18T12:12:20+00:00

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

Microsoft Edge | Audio and video playback | Windows 10

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Anonymous
2020-02-12T09:55:30+00:00

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.

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Anonymous
2020-05-22T12:58:37+00:00

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.

  1. Open Microsoft Edge.
  2. Copy edge://flags/ and paste it to the browser's address bar.
  3. Type 'Show block option in autoplay settings' and set it to 'Enable'.
  4. Copy edge://settings/profiles and paste it to the browser's address bar.
  5. Type 'Media autoplay' click it.
  6. Set it to 'Block'.
  7. Restart your computer, and when it boots up, check to see whether or not the problem has been resolved.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let me know how it goes.

Thank you!

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2020-02-12T07:27:12+00:00

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).

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-12-14T21:40:20+00:00

    ... anyone who deals daily with Msft knows that they do not [appreciate getting feedback that helps them improve their products] ... feedback buttons aren't monitored ... It's always been this way....... 

    This is just not true as far as Edge is concerned. At the top of this forum, you'll see the sticky called Top Feedback Summary for Microsoft Edge - December 2020. This is reproduced from the regularly updated post of the same name at TechCommunity, and represents a collation of the most common bug reports and feature requests submitted via the browser's own feedback app. Many of the changes and improvements we've seen, especially since the browser went public almost a year ago, were triggered by this large volume of feedback. 

    FWIW, the option to block video autoplay works precisely as I expect it to: if I visit a site where previously a video would start playing (e.g. youtube.com), it doesn't when this option is enabled. If this isn't happening for you or anyone else reading this, the Edge team want to know about it. Alt-Shift-i.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-09-02T19:39:26+00:00

    This is unacceptable to not allow autoplay to be switchable.  There is obviously a choice by Microsoft to FORCE the playback of video/advertisements to users as a "default".

    This function is NOT desirable.  

      Microsoft is siding with companies that pay to have advertising thrown down the bandwidth pipe rather than provide a product that customers want.

    I am not amused....

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