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Running Win7 and/or Win8---when downloading a video online once its in the folder VLC opens and begins playing---how can I disable that feature?

I've searched through Tools, Preferences and Options but can't seem to locate disable.

TIA!

J W

Try disabling autoplay in Windows control panel.

I'll do that and try again---thanks so much!

Any luck?

I actually want to do the opposite for a friend who wants DVD movies to start, full-screen, in VLC, but no luck so far.
The auto-play section of the Control Panel (Win10-1909) has many options: Find a new app, Browse with TCUP(!), do nothing, Open in File Explorer, Ask.
I'll hunt elsewhere and report, FYI.

Any luck?

I actually want to do the opposite for a friend who wants DVD movies to start, full-screen, in VLC, but no luck so far.
The auto-play section of the Control Panel (Win10-1909) has many options: Find a new app, Browse with TCUP(!), do nothing, Open in File Explorer, Ask.
I'll hunt elsewhere and report, FYI.

Changing the settings in the Win Control Panel worked perfectly for me---I'm using Win 7 & Win 8.1 FWIW though.

If you do find something by all means report back--- could be helpful to others as well.

Sorry to resurrect this thread but my inability to stop auto play has returned. I've reset every parameter I can find on my Win8.1 PC but it's happening once again. This makes no sense to me---ANY help or direction greatly appreciated!

TIA

Make sure you download the video to your computer with your browser ("Save File"), and not select "Open with" which will automatically run VLC at the end of the download.

In the back of my mind there's a 3rd/p program that controls this, but I can't recall it atm.
It's fairly standard, but there is this:
http://www.softwareok.com/?page=Windows/10/Beginner/41

This:
http://www.nirsoft.net/dll_information/ ... y_dll.html
and this:
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html
but not much help.

CCleaned and Malwarebytes scanned? Something may be setting it back.

Make sure you download the video to your computer with your browser ("Save File"), and not select "Open with" which will automatically run VLC at the end of the download.

This happens with files already stored on my PC, both of them in fact. My process is saving (and sometimes renaming a video) to a folder and associating it all video's with VLC. When I double click or select from VLC "open media" they start playing immediately.

I do restart both PC's daily so theoretically any changes I've made should take effect.

I will review the links in PhredE's post too---could be something there! Keep 'em coming if I'm still missing something.

When I double click or select from VLC "open media" they start playing immediately.

I'm confused. What exactly d'you want to happen when you double click an audio, or video file if it's not to start playing them?

I'm confused. What exactly d'you want to happen when you double click an audio, or video file if it's not to start playing them?

I'd prefer it appear in the VLC playback window but be in the "pause" mode. Even when I use the VLC top tool bar where "open media" is an option when I click on a file it starts playing---I'm trying to force VLC to let me start manually from the user interface at the bottom of my configured VLC.

Sorry to be so confusing---I'm not the sharpest pencil in the box PC or software wise.

I'd prefer it appear in the VLC playback window but be in the "pause" mode. Even when I use the VLC top tool bar where "open media" is an option when I click on a file it starts playing---I'm trying to force VLC to let me start manually from the user interface at the bottom of my configured VLC.

Sounds to me like the easiest option would be to hit the spacebar as soon as you open the file which will pause playback.

EDIT: an alternative approach would be to start vlc minimized. You can use the Qt menu to pause the video that way as well.

Thanks for that reply---its another trick to try, will report back if that works to my needs.

Greatly appreciate this forum!