How to Stop Autoplay Videos on Edge Chromium

Autoplay videos are one of the most irritating things when browsing the internet in public places. Maybe you’re browsing quietly when all of a sudden a video starts blaring from your headphones. This is an unnecessary thing to do when viewing a web page. So, in this guide, you will learn how to stop autoplay videos on Microsoft Edge Chromium.

Meanwhile, Autoplay refers to the content of media, which is automatically played when a user loads or scrolls down to a specific section of the website. On certain pages, the function may be desirable, e.g., after clicking on a video link on that site, it may be the expectation of a user on a video site, but it may also be undesirable.

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Microsoft Edge 

Microsoft Edge is a Windows-designed web browser. It was launched first in 2015 for Windows 10 and Xbox One, then in 2017 for Android and iOS, and in 2019 for macOS. Microsoft Edge is a fast, secure web browser that gives you a continuous browsing experience from your Android phone to your Windows 10 device. The secure web browser lets you search the web, block ads, and view pages with a read view. Personalize your favorite browsing experience, reading lists, and save passwords to get the best browsing experience you like.

How to Stop Autoplay Videos on Edge Chromium

As you might remember, the classic Microsoft Edge app had a set of features to block the autoplay of media content on web pages. But now, when you go to three dots menu > Settings > Site permissions > Media autoplay the Block option is missing and that indicates you can’t block media autoplay in Edge. See in the screenshot below.

Worry not! It’s still possible to show block option in autoplay settings. You can restore it with a flag. Follow the steps below to enable Media Autoplay Block option in Microsoft Edge Chromium-based.

Step 1. Open Microsoft Edge Chromium-based and type edge://flags/#edge-autoplay-user-setting-block-option into the address bar and press enter.

Step 2. Enable the flag Show block option in autoplay settings using the drop-down menu next to the flag name.

Step 3. Click Restart at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. This will restore the option.

Step 4. Now, click the three dots menu and select Settings.

Step 5. Select Site permissions.

Step 6. Scroll all the way down and select Media autoplay.

Step 7. Now, click the drop-down menu next to Control if audio and video play automatically on sites and then select the Block option to stop autoplay videos on the new Microsoft Edge Chromium-based.

Stop Autoplay Videos on Edge Chromium

• Allow: Keeps media autoplay enabled, letting sites control video playback in the foreground.
• Limit: Disables media autoplay when videos are muted, but when clicking anywhere on the website will enable autoplay again.
• Block: Prevents videos from playing automatically until you interact with the video.

Wrapping Up

That’s it. This is how you can stop autoplay videos on Microsoft Edge Chromium by re-enabling the block option and wow, it shouldn’t play automatically when you navigate to a page that has media autoplay.

Not many people, however, are fans of videos that play autoplay on a website they visit. If you are in an office with several people, it may startle you or disrupt your work or the work of others. When you are on a network with minimal or weak connectivity, it can also lead to pages loading slower. Disabling video autoplay will help your web browsing experience in a variety of different ways.

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