Windows 10: Enable or Disable Media Autoplay in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10

How to: Enable or Disable Media Autoplay in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10

How to Enable or Disable Media Autoplay in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10


Microsoft Edge is a new web browser that is available across the Windows 10 device family. It is designed for Windows 10 to be faster, safer, and compatible with the modern Web.

Starting with Windows 10 build 17704, Microsoft added a new setting in Microsoft Edge to allow you to control whether sites can autoplay media.

You can customize the behavior according to your preferences:

• Allow is the default and will continue to play videos when a tab is first viewed in the foreground, at the site’s discretion.
• Limit will restrict autoplay to only work when videos are muted, so you‘re never surprised by sound. Once you click anywhere on the page, autoplay is re-enabled, and will continue to be allowed within that domain in that tab.
• Block will prevent autoplay on all sites until you interact with the media content. Note that this may break some sites due to the strict enforcement – you may need to click multiple times for some video or audio to play correctly. Some sites may not work at all – in those cases, you can enable or block autoplay on a case-by-case bases from the website permissions pane (click the icon next to the address in the Address Bar).

See also: Dev guide - Autoplay policies - Microsoft Edge Development | Microsoft Docs

This tutorial will show you how to allow, limit, or block if audio and video play automatically on sites in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Enable or Disable Media Autoplay in Microsoft Edge Settings
• Option Two: Enable or Disable Media Autoplay in Microsoft Edge using a REG file
• Option Three: Manage Permissions for Media Autoplay Per-site in Microsoft Edge

OPTION ONE [/i] Enable or Disable Media Autoplay in Microsoft Edge Settings
1. Open the Microsoft Edge app.

2. Click/tap on the Setting and more (Alt+X) button (3 dots) at the top right corner, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on Advanced on the left side, and select Allow (default), Limit, or Block in the Media autoplay drop menu for what you want. (see screenshot below)








OPTION TWO [/i] Enable or Disable Media Autoplay in Microsoft Edge using a REG file

*note The downloadable .reg files below make changes to the DWORD value in the registry key below.

Code:

MediaAutoPlayOption DWORD

0 = Allow (default)
1 = Limit
2 = Block


1. Do step 2 (allow), step 3 (limit), or step 4 (block) below for what want.


2. To Allow Media Autoplay in Microsoft Edge
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Allow_media_autoplay_in_Microsoft_Edge.reg

Download

3. To Limit Media Autoplay in Microsoft Edge
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Limit_media_autoplay_in_Microsoft_Edge.reg

Download

4. To Block Media Autoplay in Microsoft Edge
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Block_media_autoplay_in_Microsoft_Edge.reg

Download
5. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8. If Microsoft Edge is currently open, then close and reopen Microsoft Edge to apply.

9. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.





OPTION THREE [/i] Manage Permissions for Media Autoplay Per-site in Microsoft Edge

*note This option is only available starting with Windows 10 build 17713.
1. Open the Microsoft Edge app.

2. While on the website you want to manage autoplay permissions for, click/tap on the Show site information icon in the address bar. (see screenshots below step 3 and 4)

3. If you have not set any permissions for this site yet, click/tap on the Media autoplay settings link. (see screenshot below)



4. If you have previously set permissions for this site, click/tap on the Manage permissions link. (see screenshot below)



5. Click/tap on the website you want to manage permissions for. (see screenshot below)



6. If you want to change Media autoplay permissions, select Allow, Limit, or Block from the drop down for what you want for this website. (see screenshot below)



7. If you want to remove this website from per-site managed permissions, click/tap on the Clear permissions button.. (see screenshot below)




That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Mute and Unmute a Tab in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10

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Disable AutoPlay when audio devices connected

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



To have a clarity on the issue and guide you accordingly, kindly help us with the following information:

• Which build of Windows 10 is installed on the machine?
  
  (Search winver from the Start menu to know the same)
  

The issue could be because of the AutoPlay option being enabled on the device. I suggest you to disable
AutoPlay for all media and devices and see if the issue persists.

• Open Settings and click on Devices.
  
• On the left pane, choose AutoPlay.
  
• Toggle off Use AutoPlay for all media and devices,
  and exit Settings.
  
• Reconnect the speaker to see if the media files continue to play.
  

Regards,

 

Disabling Autoplay/Autorun


http://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable...toplay-windows

If as suggested here, the end result is exactly the same registry change, there is no difference.

You can test that for yourself using a free utility called regshot. This takes a snapshot of the registry; you then make the change; take a second snapshot, then compare them.

All changes made between the two are listed.

 

Program doesn't exist for Autoplay

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to set the Autoplay settings and check if it helps.

Follow the steps below.

• Press Windows key +X, select Control Panel.
• Go to Control Panel and locate AutoPlay.
• In AutoPlay settings make sure that you check Use AutoPlay for all media and devices.
• Next click the Reset all defaults button. Your Autoplay settings should be reset to default.

• Insert USB or DVD to see if Autoplay is working.

You can also try downloading Windows Media Player 10

Download Windows Media Player 10 from Official Microsoft Download Center

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Guru Kiran

 

autoplay doesn't work after loading windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

Please do let us know if you have installed all the pending updates on your device.

Also, check with the sound drivers as well.

I suggest you to check with the setting for AutoPlay and check if it helps.

Even if you have turned on the AutoPlay option, there might be some option chosen Choose AutoPlay defaults. I suggest you to check with those options.

Steps:

• Press Windows key, type AutoPlay and click on AutoPlay settings.
• To enable AutoPlay, move the Use AutoPlay for all media and devices button to On.
• Next you can choose and set your AutoPlay defaults.

For Removable drives, the following options are available from the drop-down menu:

• Take no action
• Open folder to view files
• Ask me every time
• Configure this drive for backup (File History)
• Configure storage settings (Settings).

For Memory Cards, the options available are:

• Play video files using alternate
  software
• Play using Windows Media Player
• Take no action
• Open folder to view files
• Ask me every time.

Set your options and exit.

Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of the issue, we will be happy to help you.

 

Windows 10 Autoplay

Have you checked the specific Autoplay settings for CDs an DVDs including the program\file associations for the different kinds of media they can hold? Windows has to know what to do with different file types, e.g. MP3s, MP4s JPGs etc.

Type 'Autoplay' into the Search Box on the Windows Task Bar and launch the Control Panel Autoplay Settings screen to check the settings thoroughly.

I also have a problem with autoplay in win 10. The DVD starts up then stops, however if I go into file explorer and then click on THIS PC the DVD starts up again and I get a message asking me what to do with the DVD.

I have tried

Follow these steps to stop and start the Plug and Play service.

• 
  Press Windows key + R top open
  Run command.
  
• 
  Type services.msc and hit
  Enter.
  
• 
  Search for Plug and Play service. Check if it shows
  running next to it as the status.
  
• 
  If yes, right click on the service and click on
  stop.
  
• 
  Now, again right click on it and click on
  start.
  

Also make sure that the AutoPlay option is
enabled on your computer. Follow the steps provided below:

• 
  Press Windows + X key.
  
• 
  Select Control panel.
  
• 
  Double click on AutoPlay option.
  
• 
  Check on the box, Use AutoPlay for all media and devices.
  

and to no avail.

This laptop has a clean Win 10 installed but another laptop had an upgrade to win 10 and that works OK

Any Ideas

Thank

In the autoplay option from the control panel the AUTOPLAY option is enabled and all others in the list to use the default option.

Any other ideas please as I may have to clean build and start again

Thanks Phil