I changed these 12 YouTube settings to limit Shorts, stop autoplay, protect my privacy, and more

14-07-2026 12:00 via zdnet.com

I changed these 12 YouTube settings to limit Shorts, stop autoplay, protect my privacy, and more

YouTube works well with default settings, but I tighten some privacy controls and enable a few features to make it even better.

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