2 Ways to Stop Autoplay Videos in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox Browser
By
Ritik Singh
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
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
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
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.
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