MediaElement.AutoPlay Property
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Gets or sets a value that indicates whether media will begin playback automatically when the Source property is set.
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
<MediaElement AutoPlay="bool" .../>
Property Value
Type: System.Booleantrue if playback is automatic; otherwise, false. The default value is true.
Dependency property identifier field: AutoPlayProperty
In code, set this property to false before setting the Source property to pause the media at load time. Call the Play method to start media playback. When opened, the media will be in Stopped state.