Stop YouTube videos from automatically playing in Chrome

Many websites on the internet use autoplay videos on their pages. These are usually advertisements that generate revenue. But since these videos play automatically, it could be annoying for a lot of people. Thankfully, you can set your browser to stop videos from playing automatically on websites. In this article, lets look at how you can stop autoplay for videos in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox browser.

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Stop Autoplay for Videos in Google Chrome

If you have limited bandwidth, you may often get annoyed by videos that start paying whenever you open a webpage. Thankfully, you can easily stop your browser from auto-playing videos on websites. Read the detailed steps for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox below.

On Windows, Mac

Unfortunately, Google Chrome does not offer a dedicated option to turn off autoplay for videos. What you can do instead is mute audio for videos to make them less annoying. Alternatively, you can use third-party extensions to block auto-playback, shown below.

Method 1- Mute Audio for Autoplay Videos

1. Open Google Chrome on your Mac or Windows PC.
2. Click the three-dot menu at the top right.
3. Select Privacy and Security from the sidebar at the left.
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