How to Disable Autoplay Videos on Chrome, Firefox and Edge

2. Now type in edge://settings/content/mediaAutoplay in the address bar and hit Enter. Here, you will find the “Control if audio and video play ... Skiptocontent HomeHowToHowtoDisableAutoplayVideosonChrome,FirefoxandEdge Autoplayingvideosonwebsitescanbearealnuisance,eatingupvaluabledataandslowingdownyourinternetconnection.Itisanevenbiggerproblemwhenvideosplayinthebackground,especiallyonsitesthatautoplayonevideoafteranotherwithoutpermission.Ifyouaretiredofwebsitesfollowingthispractice,todaywewillshowyouhowtodisableautoplayvideosonyourwebbrowser(GoogleChrome,Firefox,andMicrosoftEdge).ThisguidewillhelpyougetridofoneofthebiggestannoyancesontheInternet. DisableAutoplayVideosonYourWebBrowser(UpdatedApril2021) ThistutorialwillshowyouhowtodisableautoplayvideosonGoogleChrome,MozillaFirefox,andMicrosoftEdgeondesktopsandmobile.Sowithoutfurtherado,let’sgetgoing. TableOfContents DisableAutoplayVideosonGoogleChrome StopAutoplayingMediaonMozillaFirefox DisableAutoplayVideosonMicrosoftEdge StopAutoplayVideosonGoogleChrome GoogleChromedoesnotofferabuilt-inmethodtodisableautoplayvideos.YoucanonlymuteautoplayvideosbygoingtoSettings->SiteSettings->AdditionalContentSettings->Sound,butthatoptionmutesallvideosglobally(onallwebsites),whichbreaksmediafunctionalityonallwebsites,includingYouTubeandTwitch.SotodisableautoplayvideosonChromeondesktop,youneedtouseathird-partyextension. WindowsandMac Thereareseveralthird-partyextensionsthatcanblockautoplayvideosonChromewithvaryingdegreesofsuccess.ThebestChromeextensiontodisableautoplayingvideosin2021isAutoplayStopper,whichworksasadvertisedonallsitesIchecked,includingYouTube,CNN,andCNET.Italsoenablesyoutoimproveyourprivacyandsecuritybydisabling‘Flashdetectionforwebsites’nowthatFlashhasreacheditsend-of-lifeandHTML5hastakenitsplaceforgood.Whileyou’reatit,youshouldalsocheckouthowtouninstallFlashfromyourcomputer. Unlikemanyothersimilarextensions,AutoplayStopperisupdatedregularly,withthelatestversionreleasedinMarch2021.Infact,theextensionhasalreadyseenatleastfourupdatesthisyear,soyoucanrestassuredthatanyserver-sidechangesbywebsitestogetaroundautoplayblockerswillbetackledquicklybythedeveloper. AddAutoplayStoppertoGoogleChrome (Free) AndroidandiOS Likeondesktops,GoogleChromeonmobilealsonolongerblocksautoplayvideos.YoucouldonceblockautoplaymediainChromeforAndroid,butthefeaturehassincebeendeprecated.YoucanstillmutevideosonGoogleChromeforAndroid(Settings->SiteSettings->Sound),butagain,itwillmuteallvideosonallwebsiteseverytime. UnlikeFirefoxforAndroid,whichsupportsseveralpopularadd-ons,ChromeforAndroiddoesnotoffersupportforextensions.Thatmeans,asofApril2021,there’snowaytoblockautoplaymediainChromeonmobiledevices,includingAndroid,iOS,andiPadOS. StopAutoplayingVideosonMozillaFirefox UnlikeGoogleChrome,MozillaFirefoxoffersyoubuilt-inoptionstodisableautoplaymediaonbothdesktopsandmobile. Windows10 Here’showyoucandisableautoplayvideosonFirefoxinWindows10: 1.OpenMozillaFirefoxonyourcomputerandclickonthehamburgermenuatthetop-rightcorner.Nowselect‘Options’fromthedrop-downmenu. 2.OntheOptionswindow,selectPrivacyandSecurityfromtheleftsidebar.Underthe‘Permissions’sectionontherightpane,clickon‘Settings…’nexttoAutoplay. 3.Onthepopupwindow,clickonthedrop-downmenunextto‘Defaultforallwebsites’andselect‘BlockAudioandVideo’.Makesuretosaveyourchangesusingtheblue‘SaveChanges’buttonatthebottom. 4.WhenFirefoxisblockingmediaonawebsite(say,onYouTube),you’llseeaspecialicon[1]intheaddressbar.ClickonthaticontoopentheSiteInformationdrop-downpanel,whereyoucanselectthe‘AllowAudioandVideo’optionfromthedrop-downmenunextto‘Autoplay’towhitelistthesite.Thatmeansvideoswillautoplaythenexttimeyouvisitthewebsiteunlessyoumanuallyremovethesitefromyourwhitelist. 5.ForevenmorecomprehensiveautoplayblockingoptionsonFirefox,youwillneedtotweakafewsettingsinabout:config.Todothat,typeabout:configintheFirefoxaddressbarandhitEnter.Todismissthewarningandaccessadvancedsettings,clickon‘AccepttheRiskandContinue‘. 6.Ontheabout:configpage,searchformedia.autoplayusingthededicatedsearchbaratthetop.Nowchangethefollowingoptions: media.autoplay.default=5[0=allow,1=blockaudible,2=prompt,5=blockall] media.autoplay.blocking_policy=2 media.autoplay.allow-extension-background-pages=false media.autoplay.block-event.enabled=true ThisshouldstopallautoplayvideosgloballyonallwebsitesinMozillaFirefoxonyourWindows10ormacOScomputer. Android Likeitsdesktopcounterpart,Firefoxonmobilealsooffersabuilt-inoptiontodisableautoplayvideosonwebsites.Here’showyoucanaccessthefeature: 1.OpenFirefoxonyourAndroidphoneandtaponthethree-dotsmenuatthetop-rightcorner.Fromthepopupmenu,selectSettings. 2.OntheSettingspage,select‘Sitepermissions’andthentaponthe‘Autoplay’optiononthenextpage. 3.Finally,selectthe“Blockaudioandvideo”optionaswedidonthedesktopbrowser. StopAutoplayVideosonMicrosoftEdge MicrosofthasendedsupportforEdgeLegacy.ThelatestversionofMicrosoftEdgeisbasedonChromium,justlikeGoogleChrome.However,unlikethelatter,itoffersabuilt-inoptiontodisableautoplaymediaonbothdesktopsandmobile.Here,wewillshowyouhowtodisableautoplayvideosinMicrosoftEdgebothonWindows10andAndroid. Windows10 Bydefault,MicrosoftEdgeonlyallowsyouto‘Limit’autoplayonwebsites.However,youcanuseaMicrosoftEdgeflagto‘Block’allautoplayvideos.Here’show: 1.Firstoff,openMicrosoftEdgeonyourcomputer.Nowtype-inedge://flags/intheaddressbarandhitEnter.OntheEdgeflagspage,searchfor‘autoplay’.Youshouldfindasingleentry:Showblockoptioninautoplaysettings.Usethedrop-downmenunexttoittochangethevalueto‘Enabled‘.Restartyourbrowser. 2.Nowtypeinedge://settings/content/mediaAutoplayintheaddressbarandhitEnter.Here,youwillfindthe“Controlifaudioandvideoplayautomaticallyonsites”option.Usethedrop-downmenutochangethesettingto‘Block’.Thechangewillbeauto-saved,andvideosnolongerautoplayonwebsites. Note:Withoutthefirststep,youwillonlyfindtwooptionsunderAutoplay–‘Allow’and‘Limit’.The‘Block’optionwillonlyshowuponceyouenablethe‘ShowBlockOption’flag. Android Here’showtodisableautoplayvideosinMicrosoftEdgeonAndroid: 1.OpenMicrosoftEdgeonyourAndroidphoneortablet.Taponthethree-dotsmenuatthebottomandselect‘Settings’fromtheslide-outpanel. 2.OntheSettingspage,taponSitepermissions.Onthenextpage,scrolldownandselectMedia. 3.OntheMediasettingspage,youwillseethatthe‘Autoplay’optionisenabledbydefault.Todisablethisoption,taponitandswitchoffthetoggleonthenextpage. That’sit.Nownomedia(audioorvideo)willautoplayonanywebsitewhilesurfingtheinternetonMicrosoftEdgeforAndroid. ReclaimYourSanitybyStoppingAutoplayVideosonYourWebBrowser Autoplayvideoandaudiocanbearealpainwhilesurfingtheweb,sowehopethatourtutorialwillhelpyougetridofthatannoyanceforgood.Nowthatyouknowhowtoendthisnuisancewhilesurfingtheinternet,youshouldalsocheckouthowyoucangetridofotherannoyances.OnyourWindows10computer,learnhowtodisablenotificationsandremovealladsfromtheOS.Meanwhile,ifyouareconcernedbythelackofpower-useroptionsandprivacy-relatedcomplaints,checkoutChromealternativesondesktopandthebestbrowsersforprivacyonAndroidandiOS. YouMightLike HowTo HowtoEnableScreenshotEditorinGoogleChrome HowTo HowtoDisableBookmarksSidePanelinGoogleChrome News India’sCERT-InIssuesSecurityWarningforGoogleChrome;UpdateNow! 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