2 Ways to Stop Autoplay Videos in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox Browser
Many websites on the internet use autoplay videos on their pages. These are usually advertisements that generate revenue. But since these videos play automatically, it could be annoying for a lot of people. Thankfully, you can set your browser to stop videos from playing automatically on websites. In this article, lets look at how you can stop autoplay for videos in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox browser.
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Stop Autoplay for Videos in Google Chrome
Table of Contents
- Stop Autoplay for Videos in Google Chrome
- On Windows, Mac
- Method 1- Mute Audio for Autoplay Videos
- Method 2- Disable Autoplay in Chrome Using Extension
- On Android, iOS
- On Windows, Mac
- Stop Autoplay for Videos in Microsoft Edge
- On Windows, Mac
- Method 1- Disable Autoplay Media via Flags
- Method 2- Using Windows Registry
- On Android, iOS
- On Windows, Mac
- Stop Autoplay for Videos in Mozilla Firefox
- On Windows, Mac
- Method 1- Block Autoplay from Settings
- Method 2- Using Add-On Or Extension
- Method 3- Stop Autoplay Completely
- On Android
- On iOS
- On Windows, Mac
- Block Autoplay Videos in Social Media Apps & Websites
- Wrapping Up
If you have limited bandwidth, you may often get annoyed by videos that start paying whenever you open a webpage. Thankfully, you can easily stop your browser from auto-playing videos on websites. Read the detailed steps for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox below.
On Windows, Mac
Unfortunately, Google Chrome does not offer a dedicated option to turn off autoplay for videos. What you can do instead is mute audio for videos to make them less annoying. Alternatively, you can use third-party extensions to block auto-playback, shown below.
Method 1- Mute Audio for Autoplay Videos
- Open Google Chrome on your Mac or Windows PC.
- Click the three-dot menu at the top right.
- Select Privacy and Security from the sidebar at the left.report this ad
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