<![CDATA[Can video auto play be stopped?]]>I'm a developer. I use a browser - my current go to is opera - for a lot of research, different threads, I probably need meds 🙂 My point is that I can typically have 100+ tabs open (yes opera, you still have memory leaks).

Because Windows forces me to reboot due to their assine issues, I'll fire up opera and then I have to go find every gd video that autoplays.

Is there a solution for this? Going through the search results, this has been an issue for years, and there is simply no excuse for it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/85058/can-video-auto-play-be-stoppedRSS for NodeWed, 20 May 2026 20:46:47 GMTFri, 06 Jun 2025 11:02:05 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Can video auto play be stopped? on Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:29:52 GMT]]>@cgilley Because 9 out of 10 browsers don't have such option?

You can try making a feature request asking Opera to add that option.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/386752https://forums.opera.com/post/386752Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:29:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can video auto play be stopped? on Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:57:47 GMT]]>@leocg Why? Why would this not be built into opera? I get it physics, but it should be able to turn off.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/386736https://forums.opera.com/post/386736Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:57:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can video auto play be stopped? on Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:52:53 GMT]]>@leocg I never knew there was a difference.

Opera One(version: 119.0.5497.56)

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/386735https://forums.opera.com/post/386735Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:52:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can video auto play be stopped? on Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:42:17 GMT]]>@cgilley You can try using an extension.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/386734https://forums.opera.com/post/386734Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:42:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can video auto play be stopped? on Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:41:51 GMT]]>@cgilley Opera One, Opera GX or Opera Air?

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