Microsoft Edge, the default browser in Windows 10, will be able to block auto-play media after the Redstone 5 Update, which is scheduled to be released in the fall of this year.
Microsoft announced this change as part of Windows 10 Preview build 17692, which will be available for download in the coming weeks.
With this update, Microsoft's browser will follow in the footsteps of Google Chrome, which recently added the function for whether the user wants media, such as videos or audio, to automatically play when visiting a page.
Microsoft said, "A soon-to-be-available add-on for Edge will allow you to enable automatic video playback. You'll find the option in Advanced Settings under "Allow sites to automatically play media." It also said that the setting will be disabled by default.
As for Edge's worthy rivals, Chrome already has this feature since version 66. On the other hand, Mozilla's Firefox is still in the process of creating the corresponding option but no estimated release time has been mentioned.
Edge is getting new features with upcoming Windows 10 updates, and with the big Redstone 5 coming in the fall. This means that Microsoft will have plenty of time to improve existing features and test them for potential vulnerabilities or malfunctions before releasing them.
