This isn't possible, sorry. When showing in the preview pane, you are literally running a full copy of PowerPoint (just smaller), so it's going to do whatever the slide is programmed to do, including playing media.
Prevent File Eexplorer preview pane playing embedded audios in ppt files
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How do i prevent file explorer preview pane playing embedded power point audios when assembling/editing a new presentation using pptx files chosen from file explorer?
As long as the file explorer window is open it plays the sound tracks of whatever files is/are highlighted at the time. If a new file is selected they both play - Chaos!
I can stop the sound by disabling the preview pane, but that defeats the purpose for editing. I need to see the visual of the file selected for inclusion.
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2015-02-05T23:07:26+00:00 Thanks Shawn.
This looks like a bug to me.
By the time one has reviewed several choices, the background noise is totally confusing, and having to turn the sound down and up for each "review" is a total pain.
A partial cure comes by turning of the review pane and selecting the "Large Thumbnail" icon (LRH corner); but that prevents previews in other apps - equally frustrating!.