diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/external-video-player/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/external-video-player/component.jsx
index 6530db6c8d13..b28fe072bb24 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/external-video-player/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/external-video-player/component.jsx
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ class VideoPlayer extends Component {
     this.opts = {
       // default option for all players, can be overwritten
       playerOptions: {
-        autoplay: true,
+        autoplay: false,
         playsinline: true,
         controls: isPresenter,
       },
       file: {
         attributes: {
           controls: isPresenter ? 'controls' : '',
-          autoplay: 'autoplay',
+          //autoplay: 'autoplay',
           playsinline: 'playsinline',
         },
       },
@@ -117,8 +117,12 @@ class VideoPlayer extends Component {
         },
       },
       youtube: {
+        //For pic-in-pic, you need to use the browser's function by another right clicking after showing the Youtube's menu.
         playerVars: {
-          autoplay: 1,
+          //with this comment out autoplay stops but the video size would not be adjusted 
+          // thus pic-in-pic option does not appear until you manually start playing
+          //If you close the video before the size is adjusted, the presentation will disappear!
+          //autoplay: 1,
           modestbranding: 1,
           autohide: 1,
           rel: 0,