Allan H was having issues with videos autoplaying in his browser [imagine that!], and read the
The backstory here is that most of todays browsers ship with the capability to natively block Adobe Flash-based videos. Unfortunately, many websites are now using HTML5 to display ads, videos, and other types of content that will play regardless of your Flash settings. Often theyll start automatically when the page loads.
Chrome
Get this extension, straightforwardly named
Firefox
The instructions from the previous article still hold true, so Ill reiterate them here. Thankfully there are no plugins to install for Firefox, as you can easily disable autoplay of media right in the browsers settings. Heres how you do it:
Firefox has built-in controls to prevent autoplaying videos.
1. Type about:config into the URL bar, and confirm youll be careful by clicking the Ill be careful, I promise button.
2. Search for the string labeled media.autoplay and double-click it to flip its status to off.
Opera and Chrome have an extension that prevents videos from playing automatically.
Opera
With Opera its as simple as downloading the same
Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and Safari
Both Microsoft and Apple are woefully behind the times: Neither Edge, Internet Explorer, nor Safari are capable of preventing HTML5 videos from playing automatically. Something to consider if you find yourself using one of these browsers.