How to stop videos from autoplaying in IE?

[JEDI]

i have Win 7 Pro running latest version of IE 11.

im tired of cnn videos auto running.
I have disabled both Flash and Java in Add-ons.

But the videos still auto run.
How to stop them?

thx

 

[Rifter]

not sure but i want to know too.

 

[Victorian Gray]

i have Win 7 Pro running latest version of IE 11.

im tired of cnn videos auto running.
I have disabled both Flash and Java in Add-ons.

But the videos still auto run.
How to stop them?

thx

Hate to be 'that guy' but, use a different browser that gives you more control? IE has no way to stop html5 from auto playing and it sounds like that's what you're running into.

 

[Ichinisan]

Link to a CNN page with an auto play video?

 

[JEDI]

Link to a CNN page with an auto play video?

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/24/entertainment/ryan-gosling-best-picture-giggling/

 

[AnonymouseUser]

i have Win 7 Pro running latest version of IE 11.

im tired of cnn videos auto running.
I have disabled both Flash and Java in Add-ons.

But the videos still auto run.
How to stop them?

thx

It's not possible in any browsers (save text-based web browsers) without an extension or hidden configuration option. It's not possible in IE or Edge at all.

 

[deustroop]

It's not possible in any browsers (save text-based web browsers) without an extension or hidden configuration option. It's not possible in IE or Edge at all.

Accordingly it is very easy to implement in FF.

So OP can just switch to FF.

 

[Ketchup]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/24/entertainment/ryan-gosling-best-picture-giggling/

In Firefox the tab has a speaker icon and I can mute the audo directly from the tab.

 

[Malogeek]

Don't read CNN

*runs*

 

[Red Squirrel]

Youtube has been TERRIBLE for that too, they keep reenabling the auto play feature no matter how many times I turn it off. When clicking a link to a video from another site it even defaults to the small video mode and has this giant blue bar at the top and I have to readjust everything every single time. Really annoying.

This is not a browser issue but a web page specific issue. I'm not aware of any way to stop it. There may be something in the flash settings though. In Firefox there will be a speaker icon on the tab itself, so if you're fast enough you can hit the mute on it. At least that will stop the sound. Not sure if IE has something similar.

 

[coffeemonster]

Firefox
about:config
media.autoplay.enabled ____ user set ____ boolean _____ false
😎

 

[corkyg]

All well and good about FF and Chrome - but the question is about IE. Apparently the answer is "No." So, if you want that capability, use FF or Chrome.

 

[Ketchup]

Firefox
about:config
media.autoplay.enabled ____ user set ____ boolean _____ false
😎

Thank you for sharing that. After that change no clicks are necessary to stop this action.

 

[bigboxes]

Firefox
about:config
media.autoplay.enabled ____ user set ____ boolean _____ false
😎

Yeah, I've been using that for about six months after CNN kept on bypassing my chosen settings on flash autoplay. Those mofos just changed to HTML5 and kept the autoplay train rolling. Eff that.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Firefox
about:config
media.autoplay.enabled ____ user set ____ boolean _____ false
😎

I can confirm that setting seems to work for Youtube too. Actually quite useful, when I open several videos at once they won't all try to play. Have not run into the pesky auto play button that keeps being turned back on yet though as that is really random. I have a feeling it may not work for that since it happens when a video is finishing, so Firefox probably sees it as one same video.

 

[PowerEngineer]

Firefox
about:config
media.autoplay.enabled ____ user set ____ boolean _____ false
😎

Excellent. I also had flash set for play on request, but realized CNN and other sites were bypassing that by moving to HTML5. Very grateful for your help!

 

[Red Squirrel]

I just realized that setting makes animated GIFs not work, that may or may not be a side effect you want. But just thought I'd mention it.

 

[coffeemonster]

I just realized that setting makes animated GIFs not work, that may or may not be a side effect you want. But just thought I'd mention it.

yeah. For me though, I find more often I'd rather not see gifs autoplay. sometimes there's a right click option to "play"