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Re: Permanently Mute Automatic Audio on Videos

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Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
news:115k3k3$1hdua$1@dont-email.me: 

> On 13/08/2026 3:29 am, Boris wrote:
>> Firefox v. 149.0.2
>> 
>> If relevant, I have "Updates disabled by your organization" enabled.
>> 
>> Lately, whenever I launch a webpage, and a video add appears(for
>> Allstate Auto Insurance, for instance), or a news story, audio
>> automatically begins to play.  The only way I can turn the audio off is
>> to right-click on the browser tab and select Mute tab.  I have to do
>> this everytime such an add or video appears.
>> 
>> Is there a way to permanently disable this annoyance?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
> Boris, do you normally play music or films on your Computer??

No, 99% of the time, I don't.  

> 
> I don't .... so I have the Audio Playback Level ('Speakers' down in the 
> bottom right of my screen near the Clock) set to ZERO so the web-sites 
> can send me whatever sounds they want but I hear nothing .... until *I* 
> turn it up when I want to listen to something .... whether that 
> 'something' be Music/Video I have on my Hard-drive or something on the 
> Net or whatever!!

Good idea.  Simple and effective.

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Permanently Mute Automatic Audio on Videos Boris <Boris@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-12 17:29 +0000
  Re: Permanently Mute Automatic Audio on Videos dillinger <dillinger@not.invalid> - 2026-08-12 19:49 +0200
    Re: Permanently Mute Automatic Audio on Videos Boris <Boris@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-12 18:33 +0000
  Re: Permanently Mute Automatic Audio on Videos Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-08-12 11:19 -0700
    Re: Permanently Mute Automatic Audio on Videos Boris <Boris@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-12 18:51 +0000
  Re: Permanently Mute Automatic Audio on Videos Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-12 19:56 +0100
    Re: Permanently Mute Automatic Audio on Videos Boris <Boris@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-12 19:28 +0000
      Re: Permanently Mute Automatic Audio on Videos Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-12 20:46 +0100
        Re: Permanently Mute Automatic Audio on Videos Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-08-12 14:36 -0700
  Re: Permanently Mute Automatic Audio on Videos Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-08-13 19:43 +1000
    Re: Permanently Mute Automatic Audio on Videos Boris <Boris@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-13 16:00 +0000

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