How to Prevent Videos from auto-playing in Chrome
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- gamma jay
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How to Prevent Videos from auto-playing in Chrome
I was reminded on John's post here regarding disabling auto-playing media in Firefox, so I have linked these two together since this is how to disable auto-playing videos in Chrome. I have just recently discovered it, so I'm going on faith in google that it "actually" works...
To disable videos from automatically playing in the Chrome browser, do this:
Copy the following (or type it) into the address bar:
chrome://flags/#autoplay-policy
Find the setting for Autoplay policy and using the drop down, select "Document user activation is required".
(Do not adjust other settings in this page without knowing what they do!)
Restart the browser.
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Rudi
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Rudi
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- 4StarLounger
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Re: How to Prevent Videos from auto-playing in Chrome
John 
A Child's Mind, Once Stretched by Imagination...
Never Regains Its Original Dimensions

A Child's Mind, Once Stretched by Imagination...
Never Regains Its Original Dimensions
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- gamma jay
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Re: How to Prevent Videos from auto-playing in Chrome
Yikes... I completely missed that post John!
I would have been concerned (re. my mental state) if I had replied to your thread and still posted mine!
I would have been concerned (re. my mental state) if I had replied to your thread and still posted mine!

Regards,
Rudi
If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.
Rudi
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- 5StarLounger
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Re: How to Prevent Videos from auto-playing in Chrome
Thank you very much Rudi. Just what I needed. :) 

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- gamma jay
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Re: How to Prevent Videos from auto-playing in Chrome
Rebel beat me to the advice Robie (as per his link above), so I'll keep a little of your gratitude


Regards,
Rudi
If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.
Rudi
If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.