Stop auto-play video on Metro IE?

[MBSMD]

Anyone know how to prevent video on webpages like CNN, ABC News, etc. from automatically playing on the touch-enabled Internet Explorer?

So annoying.

 

[ven07]

The normal way would be: Tools>Safety>ActiveX Filtering; not sure if it applies to SP3

 

[MBSMD]

No such options I can see on the Metro version. Desktop IE, yes. Touch version, not as far as I can tell.

 

[jayk82]

I've been wondering about this as well.


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[BaritoneGuy]

I believe this is controlled by the Web site itself. There was so much noise about this for facebook that FB added a setting in options to turn it off.

 

[MBSMD]

I believe this is controlled by the Web site itself. There was so much noise about this for facebook that FB added a setting in options to turn it off.

Yes, this is true. But there are simple ways on Desktop IE, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc. to stop it. Apparently no one knows how to do it on a Surface with Metro/Modern IE...?

 

[ven07]

This is probably a long shot, but since none of us have any bright ideas; have you considered syncing the settings? I mean set the active x option via a pc then select the option to sync settings across all devices?

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/sync-internet-explorer-settings-windows-8-1-devices

 

[James8561]

Settings in desktop IE carries over to modern IE I believe. You should definitely give that ActiveX filtering a shot. Also, make sure you have tracking protection

 

[MBSMD]

Nope. Nothing I've done has been able to stop the auto play videos on sites like CNN.com when viewed on Modern IE. Is anyone able to go to CNN and not have a video automatically play? Easy to stop in other browsers...

 

[jayk82]

I'm struggling with this as well. Would love to know how to stop auto play!

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