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Microsoft finally makes it easier to block autoplay videos in Edge

Taras Buria — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 09:08:01 +0000

Edge Insiders in the Canary Channel can try the updated autoplay controls. Microsoft has made it easier to block videos playing automatically, and the feature no longer requires enabling a flag. Read more...

How to disable video autoplay in Microsoft Edge

Taras Buria — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:02:01 +0000

This guide will show you how to stop Microsoft Edge from playing videos on websites automatically using built-in options. You can disable video autoplay in Edge without additional extensions or tools. Read more...

Will the stop Autoplay feature be making a comeback in Google Chrome for Android?

Moshe Jacobs — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:48:02 +0000

Information buried within the settings information of Google's new Chromium Gerrit patch may suggest that the stop Autoplay feature could be making a comeback on the Google Chrome for Android. Read more...

Check out all the upcoming features coming to Microsoft Edge

Sayan Sen — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 03:02:02 +0000

Mircosoft's Edge Insider channel roadmap has been updated today which now contains all the upcoming features the browser will receive. There is a slew of new changes and improvements coming. Read more...

Netflix will finally let you turn off autoplay previews when browsing

Rich Woods — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 21:26:01 +0000

If you're one of the many that hates Netflix's autoplay previews when browsing for something new to watch, there's good news. The streaming giant will finally let you turn them off. Read more...

Latest Firefox Nightly build adds option to automatically block autoplaying media

Hamza Jawad — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:06:01 +0000

After Chrome and Edge, Firefox will now be getting the ability to block autoplaying videos by default on any website. However, the feature only caters to videos that autoplay with sound. Read more...

Google Chrome will block auto-playing videos based on your browsing habits

João Carrasqueira — Fri, 04 May 2018 12:42:05 +0000

Google has announced improvements to how auto-playing videos are handled in Chrome, saying that it will now automatically play or block videos based on the user's browsing history and habits. Read more...

Chrome 66 to finally gain the ability to block autoplaying video content

Boyd Chan — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:58:02 +0000

While it was supposed to be unleashed as part of Chrome 64, the next major version of Google's browser will start blocking autoplaying videos on desktops, in alignment with its mobile browser. Read more...

You'll soon be able to disable autoplay videos in Google Chrome

Usama Jawad — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:58:01 +0000

Google is making some big changes to Chrome, allowing users to mute individual sites starting from October 2017, and finally giving them the choice to disable autoplay videos from January 2018. Read more...

Google adds autoplaying videos in search results on Android

Gurkaran Singh — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 08:58:01 +0000

The search giant is preparing to make your searches even more convenient - or more annoying, depending on how you look at it. Video autoplay is coming to searches on Android devices in the US for now. Read more...

Google may introduce autoplaying videos to its search results page

Faisal Ahmed — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:26:01 +0000

Google is currently testing a video autoplay feature for its search results page. Many users have reported that some queries include a special result box that starts playing videos without any prompt. Read more...

Facebook videos will now auto-play with sound enabled by default

Muhammad Zaid Tariq — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:08:01 +0000

Facebook videos will auto-play with sound enabled by default. The company has also updated the layout of vertical videos and the ability to scroll while watching them has also been added. Read more...

Facebook planning to sell video ad space in 2013

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:54:44 +0000

Facebook is planning to enter the video advertising game, offering video advertising space to ad agencies, with those adverts being played dynamically on users news feeds. Read more...

Autoplay Repair Wizard

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:09:45 +0000

Overview The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to find defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds. Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows XP ... Read more...