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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).
YouTube has it's own autoplay settings. You can turn off autoplay on that site yourself. The worst offenders are JWPlayer videos that sites use. Those are the worst! I used edge://flags to enable the "block" option. I really don't understand why people are so angry that they have to go into "flags" to fix something. Some browsers don't give you options even in the hidden settings. If you're reading this, then you're smart enough to look for your own answers. That's more than a lot of people can do...
Youtube Autoplay can only be turned off temporarily. Though it remains off for a couple days, it eventually turns itself back on again. It does not matter what Browser is being used.
YouTube has it's own autoplay settings. You can turn off autoplay on that site yourself. The worst offenders are JWPlayer videos that sites use. Those are the worst! I used edge://flags to enable the "block" option. I really don't understand why people are so angry that they have to go into "flags" to fix something. Some browsers don't give you options even in the hidden settings. If you're reading this, then you're smart enough to look for your own answers. That's more than a lot of people can do...