Question from Susan B: I hadn’t been on LinkedIn for a while so I logged on yesterday to see what I had missed.
As soon as I logged in a video started playing automatically and the sound was so loud it actually startled me. I encountered several other auto-play videos too, and I absolutely detest them.
Can you tell me how to disable auto-playing videos on my LinkedIn account?
Rick’s answer: As you’ve discovered Susan, LinkedIn has made some very noticeable changes of late, one of which is adding the much-maligned auto-playing video feature.
I’m sure some folks enjoy having videos start playing automatically as soon as they scroll into view, but so far I haven’t found anyone that does.
Luckily, it’s very easy to disable auto-playing videos on LinkedIn. Here’s how:
1 – Log in to your LinkedIn account.
2 -Click on your tiny avatar photo on the menu bar at the top of the screen.
3 – Click Settings & Privacy.
4 – Scroll down to the Autoplay videos setting and click Change over on the far right.
5 – Click the blue switch to change the setting from Yes to No.
That’s all there is to it. From now on any videos you encounter on LinkedIn won’t start playing until you click the Play button.
I hope this helps Susan. Good luck!
Update from Susan: Thanks Rick. Much better now!
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