My computer has a very strange habit. Previously to a day or two ago, if someone posted a video on Facebook and I wanted to watch it, if I was able to make the video full screen, then it would run just fine.But if I left it in small screen, Internet Explorer would quit working and I would have to shut it down and then restart facebook. Sometimes I just could not watch facebook videos at all.But now FB has decided to make videos start immediately when then come up on the screen without having to start them manually. Now, as soon as my computer sees a video, it shuts down Internet Explorer.It drives me nuts... anybody with an answer??

I had problems with FB in internet Explorer, too. If I go through Google Chrome, it works fine. You might try that. Facebook tends to not play well with others sometimes.

You might try FIREFOX as well... That is what I am using here with no problems..

Just go to Facebook's settings page and turn off Auto Play Videos.

sch911 wrote:Just go to Facebook's settings page and turn off Auto Play Videos.When you find that, please let the rest of us know. I had to switch my FB habit from IE to Chrome because Chrome DOES have an option to turn off Auto Play videos. I wasn't having any video problems, it was just sucking up my monthly bandwidth.

Here's how to turn off FB auto-play videos on a desktop/notebook computer:

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doxiemom11
Explorer II
Apr 02, 2014
I use Firefox and under the "setting" option, I do not have the choices shown.

Wish I could shut off the auto play too.
1775
Explorer
Apr 02, 2014
Also, after turning off 'autoplay', update your flash player. Recently flash has been causing several video problems with freezing browsers, etc.
1775
Explorer
Apr 02, 2014
doxiemom11 wrote:
I use Firefox and under the "setting" option, I do not have the choices shown.

Wish I could shut off the auto play too.

Turn off Auto-Play on Facebook's settings, not Firefox's settings.

Also there is a Firefox plug in to make all flash video not play until you allow it to run. It is called FlashBlock. Go into Add Ons on Firefox and click get addons and look for this to install.
AllegroD
Nomad
Apr 02, 2014
popeyemth wrote:
Anyone know how to shut off auto play on an iPhone ?
The steps above weren't the same we couldn't find the video settings under "settings"
Thanks,Mike

Yes. Open Garbage can. Toss in iPhone. Close lid. Done.

Sorry. Could not resist.
HappyKayakers
Explorer
Apr 02, 2014
1492 wrote:

Here's how to turn off FB auto-play videos on a desktop/notebook computer:

Was that a recent change to FB? Seems like I looked for a setting like that over a month ago and couldn't find one. Maybe FB got enough complaints to add it?
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Apr 03, 2014
Artum Snowbird wrote:
But now FB has decided to make videos start immediately when then come up on the screen without having to start them manually. Now, as soon as my computer sees a video, it shuts down Internet Explorer.

Two of them. ONe is to tell Facebook what you think of their new IMPROVEMENT that causes your computer to give up on you.

The other is to go to your facebook settings, (There is an ICON of a padlock with 3 lines beside it, it is to the right of the Earth icon, it is Privacy Settings) Then go to MORE SETTINGS

Down near the bottom of that list is the one where you can turn off auto play.. Found it yesterday.
LittleBill
Explorer
Apr 03, 2014
ty, that feature drove me up the fing wall

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