Microsoft has started testing the new Block feature with Edge testers in the Canary Channel, which will allow users to completely block web videos from automatically playing in the Edge browser.
“We’ve heard your requests to strictly block media autoplay, and we’re excited to share that it’s now available! Edge Canary now has a new autoplay setting, Block, that lets you block all media on the site.” from running automatically,” Microsoft said.
Furthermore, the company said that this setting is more restrictive than the existing ‘Limit’ option and that it blocks automatic playback on all sites, regardless of past usage.
To enable this feature users need to navigate to edge://settings/content/mediaautoplay in the address bar and select Block from the drop-down menu to try it out.
Alternatively, users can go to Settings > Cookies & Site Permissions > Media Autoplay to enable this feature.
The company said that we have started making the feature available to some of our Canary users and will continue to make it available to more customers in the coming weeks.
In January, Microsoft rolled out a new update for its Edge browser, which includes some minor updates and new features, including text prediction.
The update is available for the stable version of Edge, so any user who regularly uses the browser should be able to download it.