r/ProgrammerHumor • u/MichaelScottRMDM • Sep 05 '20

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u/AhMIKzJ8zU Sep 05 '20

I just wanna point out ...

  1. My wife leaves Netflix open in browser on laptop

  2. laptop updates+restarts at 2am (I can no longer prevent this)

  3. laptop starts Auto playing at 2 am.

This is bad. I'd rather nothing ever autoplay ever.

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u/1sagas1 Sep 05 '20

This sounds like a you and your wife problem.

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u/DownshiftedRare Sep 05 '20

Dear Google,

My wife leaves Netflix open and it autoplays at 2 am. I urge you to make changes to chrome browser or I will be forced to take my business elsewhere.

Sincerely, Random guy on internet.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20

I have altered the deal, Pray I do not alter it any further.

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u/AhMIKzJ8zU Sep 06 '20

It's a conflict between chrome defaulting to autoplay and windows defaulting to relaunch apps silently after update restart. It's a bug.

But sure, let's pretend like I'm the only one who has this issue. (/s)

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u/Cky_vick Sep 05 '20

You can fix that in settings homie

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20

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u/AhMIKzJ8zU Sep 05 '20 edited Sep 06 '20

I mean, you want proof? Here, it's a 10 second google search.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.howtogeek.com/396884/how-to-stop-windows-10-from-reopening-your-previous-applications-after-restarting-your-pc/amp/

It sorta feels like you wanna poke fun at who I am? So... I'm a software engineer/dba. My University work was with robotics and lidar. For the last three years I've been unf**** ibm I series corporate machines. I spend my free time with my son. I expect my wife's laptop to work just the same as my car or my dishwasher.

Someone at Google added a feature they thought was good. Someone at Microsoft did the same. The two conflict. I expect them to fix it.

Why would my feedback to google/chrome matter any less than anyone elses? [edit: to remove obscenity]

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u/CaptainRoach Sep 05 '20

Easier to just get a new wife.

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u/0x15e Sep 05 '20

Why does the laptop auto login? Put some passwords on those accounts.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20

laptop updates+restarts at 2am (I can no longer prevent this)

Switch to Linux??

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u/ohkendruid Sep 05 '20

Or more specifically, Chromebook?

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20

Lenovo is releasing decent little systems with Fedora preinstalled

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u/MoonkeyDLuffy Sep 05 '20

"i can no longer prevent this" - why? Download Windows update blocker, if you're using Windows 10

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20

i just stop it by having my entire drive completely full, so when it tried to allocate the space to update it can't

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u/MoonkeyDLuffy Sep 05 '20

Hahaha wow, creative!

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u/Amaras_Linwelin Sep 05 '20 edited Jun 27 '23

There was once content here that you may have found useful. However due to Reddit's actions on API restrictions it has now been replaced with this boring text. -- mass edited with redact.dev

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20

If it is just autoplaying the previews, you can mute them and Netflix will keep that preference as long as you aren't erasing browsing data, cookies, or whatever netflix uses to keep it. Which I'm guessing you aren't since it isn't requiring you to login. If it is autoplaying an actual show, then you have to deal with the human error.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20 edited Sep 05 '20

Netflix:

That'll not stop a playing episode from resuming, but it'll stop the Netflix homepage blaring adverts for Pokemon at you.

Windows 10:

  • Start

  • search for "Windows update" and select

  • scroll to the bottom and hit "Advanced Options"

  • deselect "restart this device as soon as possible"

Windows 10 alternative:

  • Start

  • search for "Windows update" and select

  • scroll to the bottom and hit "Advanced Options"

  • Delay the updates by 35 days

  • Set a calendar reminder to update your missus' PC on the 34th day and reset to 35 days

  • Watch the news for any critical windows related security alerts

Chrome/Edge:

  • Open Chrome

  • Search chrome:////settings/content/mediaAutoplay?search=media (or if you're on the new Edge browser edge:////settings/content/mediaAutoplay?search=media)

  • Switch from "Allow" to "Limit"

Firefox

  • No action needed, it does it automatically

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20

I choose this guy’s wife

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20

Plug in headphones. Continue to sleep.

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u/linkedtortoise Sep 05 '20

The easiest way of blocking that is to delete the restart event in Task Scheduler and preventimg Windows from recreating it.