The “Stop Playing After N Slides” feature is not working as expected in PowerPoint for Windows

Last Updated: September 12, 2025

ISSUE

Microsoft PowerPoint currently does not support videos playing seamlessly across multiple slides. This functionality previously relied on ActiveX controls, which are now disabled by default due to security and compliance requirements. As a result, presentations with videos configured to stop after a specific number of slides fail to work as expected.

STATUS: INVESTIGATING

This stopped working on Microsoft 365 Version 2505. The PowerPoint team is currently investigating this issue.

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