How to Disable/Enable Web Page Auto-Refresh on any Browser – Guide

Dynamic websites present a new type of website experience that is different from the traditional website experience. Static websites are designed to be static for a certain period of time, usually after which they are updated with new content. Dynamic websites are designed to be constantly refreshed with new content, so users can see the latest news, auctions, election results, and other reports right at their fingertips.

Auto-update can be a nuisance for some people, because it can cause videos or texts to reload when they are in the middle of using them. Modern browsers come with many features designed to enhance the user experience and differentiate themselves from the competition, but some functions or features are present in all browsers by default. Although at first glance this is something practical, for many users it really is not because we can watch a movie or a show in the middle of a reading, in the middle of a game or online and when the tab refreshes we will go back to the beginning and lose the plot we already have.

Disable auto-update in Chrome (Brave and Opera)

This will list all the extensions that have been deleted from Chrome. You can then select one or more of them and press the Delete key. This will remove the extension from Chrome and stop it from automatically updating.

To disable auto-update on a website:

  1. Look for “Auto Discardable” near the right side of the page.
  2. When locating the page, click “Toggle” and the “√” will change to an “x”.
  3. When “Self Disposable” is enabled, any disabled websites will not be updated.
  4. The caveat is that these settings are not permanent.
  5. Whenever you close Chrome, you will have to follow the same process and disable any website again.
  6. If you don’t close Chrome, the setting will remain on while it’s running. ..

Disable automatic updating in Firefox

The process to block auto-update is much simpler in the Mozilla browser. Just type about:config in Firefox’s address bar, “Accept the risks” involved in making changes to Firefox, and near the top of the list you should see the preference called access.blockautorefresh. To the far right of this preference, click on what appears to be a double arrow “icon” to change its value from “false” to “true”, thus disabling automatic updating in Firefox. To enable auto-update again, follow the same process and go from “true” to “false”.

Disable auto-update in Microsoft Edge or Apple Safari

There are a few extensions that can help you block auto-update on Microsoft Edge and Apple Safari browsers, but they’re not very popular. Neither company is very proactive in encouraging developers to make extensions for their browsers, so there aren’t many options available.

Disable automatic updating in Internet Explorer

Disable automatic update in your outdated browser by following these simple steps:

  1. Open IE and click on the gear icon in the top left corner of the screen.
  2. Choose “Internet Options” from the menu that appears.
  3. Scroll down to the bottom of the “Internet Options” window and click on the “Auto-update” tab.
  4. Under “Auto-update settings,” select “notify me when new updates are available for this browser” and click on the OK button.
  5. Close IE and restart your computer.

In the Internet Properties window, click on the Custom tab -> Custom Level and scroll down in the Security Settings window until you find Allow META UPDATE. Uncheck this option and click OK.

Final note

This guide will show you how to disable or enable web page auto-refresh on any browser. If you have any questions about this article, please feel free to ask us in the comments below. Additionally, please share this article with your friends to help spread the word! ..