You’ve probably been caught off guard by videos that play automatically on Facebook, Twitter, or just across the internet in general. They begin playing as soon as you load a page or (if they’re more ...

Autoplay, a feature that automatically begins the next episode or movie without user input, has become a staple of modern streaming platforms like Netflix. But how much is this convenience truly ...

At some point, you've probably had your web browsing rudely interrupted by an unexpected burst of music or other audio—usually accompanying some kind of video content on the page that you're viewing.

To turn off autoplay on YouTube, tap or click the autoplay switch. You can find this switch in the video player of any YouTube video. Alternatively, you can turn off autoplay in the settings section ...

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In this post, we will see how to disable AutoPlay in Windows using the Control Panel, Group Policy, or the Registry Editor. But before that, let us see what is AutoPlay and AutoRun in Windows. Then we ...

We’ve all been there. You’re watching YouTube and, once your video ends, another seemingly unrelated clip begins automatically. The feature is known as autoplay and may be great if you’re not picky ...

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AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. It’s possible to accidentally watch some graphic videos on social media sites. Because autoplay is turned on by default on social ...

This post will talk about different steps you can take if AutoPlay is not working on Windows 11/10. Windows AutoPlay is one of the valuable features in the Windows OS. For instance, whenever you play ...

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