This content is likely not relevant anymore. Try searching or browse recent questions. Elliott Hall 12/17/19 How do I disable autoplay in Chrome for desktop? Chrome://flags/#autoplay-policy doesn't work now. How do I disable autoplay in Chrome for desktop? I have done some research and it seems that the most recommended setting was to go tochrome://flags/#autoplay-policy and disable it there. Unfortunately, it seems that developers thought to themselves "everyone must really want to have a video playing in the background, let's take that option off the board" and removed that flag. Does anyone have a workaround? Details Other Chrome Questions and Issues, Windows, Stable (Default) Pinned Locked Latest Update Latest Updates (0) Recommended Answer Recommended Answers (0) Relevant Answer Relevant Answers (0) Our automated system analyzes the replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. All Replies (115) F Florb Fnarb 1/6/20 Recommended Answer Relevant Answer I haven't seen any such option. Apparently it used to exist, but Google removed it. This tells me something important about Google. recommended this marked this as an answer Recommended based on info available Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. If it seems to be helpful, we may eventually mark it as a Recommended Answer. B Bryan C. O. 1/7/20 Recommended Answer Relevant Answer I have issue with this as well. Apparently, through researching the problem, I've found that Microsoft has included the ability to stop videos from auto-playing in their Edge browser. Come on, Google, don't be worse than Microsoft. You're better than that. Give us that option back. recommended this marked this as an answer Recommended based on info available Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. If it seems to be helpful, we may eventually mark it as a Recommended Answer. S Shawn Reynolds 1607 1/7/20 Recommended Answer Relevant Answer Why was this ever removed? Who in their right mind likes auto play spammy videos on sites? recommended this marked this as an answer Recommended based on info available Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. If it seems to be helpful, we may eventually mark it as a Recommended Answer. U User 8423138071908434343 1/8/20 Recommended Answer Relevant Answer Sad that this ability was removed from Chrome. Is Google in league with the ISPs so that we end up burning data for no good reason? No wonder ad blockers are so popular. recommended this marked this as an answer Recommended based on info available Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. If it seems to be helpful, we may eventually mark it as a Recommended Answer. J John Chandler 5118 1/13/20 Recommended Answer Relevant Answer In an episode of _Max Headroom_, the reporter and the network president search for a "blank," who has gone off the grid and deleted herself from the network's database. As the two inspect her residence, the nwp points at something near the TV screen and says, "Look! An off switch! She could get years for this!" Prophetic? recommended this marked this as an answer Recommended based on info available Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. If it seems to be helpful, we may eventually mark it as a Recommended Answer. M Max Reisler 1/13/20 Recommended Answer Relevant Answer Consider this extension, might break other websites though. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/autoplaystopper/ejddcgojdblidajhngkogefpkknnebdh recommended this marked this as an answer Recommended based on info available Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. If it seems to be helpful, we may eventually mark it as a Recommended Answer. H Hal Sullivan 1/14/20 Recommended Answer Relevant Answer You're kidding. You can't turn off auto play? That sucks if you are on a limited data plan. recommended this marked this as an answer Recommended based on info available Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. If it seems to be helpful, we may eventually mark it as a Recommended Answer. U User 5848536649013437032 1/15/20 Recommended Answer Relevant Answer I switched from Edge to Chrome because I thought it might be faster. But I hate autoplaying videos. recommended this marked this as an answer Recommended based on info available Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. If it seems to be helpful, we may eventually mark it as a Recommended Answer. D David Rowe 6958 1/15/20 Recommended Answer Relevant Answer This really annoys me. I use YouTube to listen to music and I thought it make sense to use Chrome. If I find an interesting track, I would just leave the Chrome tab open for a week or so to be able to listen to that track again without having to search for it. However when I reload Chrome next day, ALL the tabs I have left open start playing at the sme time and I have to clip through tabs furiously to shut them up before people around me start complaining. I cant believe that Google have made it impossible to stop this. MORAL - don't use Chrome to watch YouTube! - use Firefox or Safari instead. recommended this marked this as an answer Recommended based on info available Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. If it seems to be helpful, we may eventually mark it as a Recommended Answer. U User 12127187410032199532 2/26/21 Recommended Answer Relevant Answer I am switching to FireFox or another browser for this singular issue. I can't stand the autoplay of videos and how that cripples my CPU and slows my page rendering time. I'd prefer to use Chrome but so long as this feature does not exist I'm going to have to use another browser. recommended this marked this as an answer Recommended based on info available Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. 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