also note, i thought this might have something to donwith the autoplay policy (even though i have added the sites to my chrome whitelist---and it does this in all three browsers chrome edge and ff) ...

Hi and thank you for responding with those two suggestions.

I have tried those suggestions and they do not make any difference. I have also tried disabling flash on websites thinking perhaps...

I have 5 computers in my home, all running up to date versions of windows 10 home or pro.

this issue is driving me crazy.

it used to be that no mater which browser I used, edge, chrome, or...