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 ...

When you plug in a flash drive or external hard drive, Windows brings up the AutoPlay menu, which offers all sorts of options. Deborah Armstrong asked how to make Windows simply open the drive so she ...

Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was murdered yesterday, and graphic clips of his death are circulating like wildfire on social media. Even worse, virtually all social networks now default to ...

Every day, new videos beam onto your smartphone that you probably didn’t expect (or want) to watch. Certain services, like TikTok, Instagram, and X, are entirely based on autoplaying videos as soon as ...

While Google futzes around with your ability to mute and block autoplaying video within the Chrome browser, Microsoft has taken action. Global controls for preventing video from auto-playing within ...

Auto-Play is one of the YouTube features that allow users to automatically play another relevant video after watching the current one. The next videos to play are based on your current viewing history ...

Autoplay videos are a frustrating element of the modern web experience. You open a web page and just as you start reading the article, noise starts blaring out of your speakers; or, if the site is ...

Social media platforms allow users to manually disable video autoplay settings. Disabling autoplay requires navigating distinct menus across apps and devices. Users can protect viewing experience by ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Social media platforms allow users to manually disable video autoplay settings. Disabling autoplay requires navigating distinct menus ...