Microsoft Viva: Autoplay videos in Engage (Muted)

🚨 The Signal: Viva Engage videos will now autoplay silently by default, with captions. This change impacts data consumption and user experience, but admins can disable it for their organisation.

The Impact

All Viva Engage users are affected by a minor change to video playback, with no direct security risk.

• End users: Videos autoplay, potentially increasing data consumption.
• Admins: Can disable autoplay feature for the organisation.
• Security teams: No direct security risk or control impact.

The Action

1. To disable autoplay: Navigate to Viva Engage Admin Center > Features > Autoplay Videos > Toggle Off.

Domain: Other · Impact: low · Workload: Other