Turn On or Turn Off Play Videos in Web Pages

Turned on, video clips included in Web pages will play when pages are displayed. Turned off, the visual experience will often improve for people who have low vision or who are sensitive to screen flashing. Turning off this option often also helps pages display quicker.

Step

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Internet Explorer menu bar:

Select Tools.
Select Internet Options.

On the Internet Explorer menu bar:

Open the Tools menu by pressing ALT+T.
Select Internet Options by pressing O.

In the Internet Options dialog box:

Select the Advanced tab.

In the Internet Options dialog box:

Move to the Advanced tab by pressing the CTRL+TAB.

On the Advanced tab, under Settings: Multimedia:

Turn the Play videos in web pages setting on or off by selecting or clearing its check box.

On the Advanced tab, under Settings: Multimedia:

Move to the Play videos in web pages setting by pressing the DOWN ARROW key.
Turn the setting on or off (select or clear) the check box by pressing SPACEBAR.

To save your settings and close the dialog box:

Select OK.

To save your settings and close the dialog box:

Press ENTER.

Internet Options: Advanced tab: Play videos in Web pages