What can adobe flash player block? How to unblock the adobe flash player plugin. Why is Flash video not showing?

Hello, dear readers of the blog site. Probably not very many of you know what flash technology actually is, and also what why do you need adobe Flash Player .

But when your browser stops showing videos or games, does not play audio, and the menus of some sites do not react to your actions in any way, then you start looking for the reason (or).

Most likely, you will quickly be enlightened that perhaps that same mysterious Flash Player is outdated (or simply does not work). To solve the problem, you will be advised to update it or completely reinstall it (uninstall it and then install it again).

In addition, the reason may lie in the settings of the Flash Player plugin in . However, all these general words are not always able to lead to a solution to the problem, so I decided to dwell on the question in more detail installation, proper removal, updating and configuration the brainchild of Adobe on your computer.

Flash Player update - why is it needed?

Let me start right away with the fact that in some browsers the Flash Player plugin is built-in along with the engine update. First of all, this applies to the Google Chrome Internet browser, which we discussed in detail. However, for some reason this plugin may be disabled there. How to enable it, read below.

Player system module too can track the appearance of its own updates, and you probably saw this window more than once the next time you turned on your computer:

I strongly recommend not to neglect the possibility of timely updates, because they may also include security updates. It is possible that this will save your computer from infection. I just wrote about the importance of updating all the key ones (including the flash player), because found security holes are quickly plugged in them.

If you have no desire to install this extension, but you want to know do you have it installed? latest version Flash, then there is a way to check from the official developers. All you have to do is go to this page and click on the “Check Now” button at the top to find out the information you are interested in:

However, unexpected problems may arise with the operation of Flash in your browser, when movies are not shown, games are not played, and the menus of some sites do not open. Apparently there is some problem with the Adobe Flash plugin. So let's see how we can install or update Flash Player.

Installing Flash Player and solving emerging problems

In the simplest case, you just need to go to the official Adobe Player page and click on the “Install” button located there:

If suddenly your browser and operating system determined incorrectly, then you can click on the link “You need a Flash Player for another computer”, where you make the changes you need and click the “Install now” button. As I mentioned just above, in the case of the Google browser, a separate installation of the plugin is not required, because it is included in the browser, but if you wish, you can still install the Adobe® Flash® Player system module:

In most cases, this will be enough for installation or updating, but sometimes unexpected problems arise when, even after installing the player, video, audio and games are still not displayed in the browser.

There may be many reasons for this state of affairs, but the most effective and in an effective way there will probably be complete reinstallation of flash player. To do this, you will need to close all browsers you have open, go to the panel Windows controls(in Vista this is “Start” - “Control Panel” - “Programs and Features”) and remove this program (plugin). After that, go to the official website again and install Adobe Flash Player from scratch. In theory, some of the problems that interfere with normal operation should be eliminated.

How to remove all “tails” from a flash player?

However, even after this, problems may remain. Then you will need to remove the “tails” of the player using a specialized removal utility developed in Adobe —
Uninstall Flash Player. The procedure should be approximately as follows:

Download the flash player removal utility from the link above.
Before running it, do not forget to close all browsers and other programs that may use Flash technology, otherwise complete removal may not be possible. Check their possible operation in background(look in the tray).
Launch the utility and follow its instructions.
Once the uninstallation process is complete, restart your computer.

After this, you can install Flash Player again from the official website using the link provided. How to check its functionality? Well, you can again use the test from Adobe - just go to this page and make sure that in the fifth point you are watching an animation on the theme of a tree and clouds floating across the sky.

How to enable the Flash Player plugin in your browser

When the flash does not work, then in addition to the option of removing the player from the OS and reinstalling it, you can also look for the answer in the browser settings. The fact is that Adobe Flash Player is installed as a plugin, and for some mysterious reason it may simply be disabled. It's quite easy to check. It all depends on the browser you use:

If none of the methods described above bring results (Flash is not displayed in browsers), then I advise you to contact the developers (or their forum) for help, describing in detail the problem you are experiencing with Flash Player.

Good luck to you! See you soon on the pages of the blog site

Available options

However, if users still want to use Adobe Flash Player instead of HTML5, then they still have that option. In the “Content Settings” section on the browser configuration page, the settings “Allow Flash on sites”, “Find and run only important Flash content” and “Block Flash on sites” are available (the 3rd option is enabled by default).

An exception list is also available where users can configure the basic settings to be ignored so that their desired websites load in Flash instead of HTML5.

Google provides an easy way for users to handle sites that do not have an HTML5 version available. In such cases, the browser forces Flash to be enabled when necessary.

Additionally, the new behavior can be disabled by default if you don't want to use HTML5 instead of Flash Player. However, it is very difficult to find good reasons for this, given that Adobe software is always considered to be one of the most unsafe on the market.

To refuse new feature you need to go to the “about:flags” page and disable the “Use HTML instead of Flash” setting. Its initial value is “default”, which in Chrome 55 corresponds to the “Enabled” state.

Some software can receive updates almost weekly, which is quite frequent compared to some others. Because of this, the user may experience problems if he does not have time to install them. Thus, an outdated version of Adobe Flash Player may at some point throw an error, showing a notification indicating that it has been blocked. This article will tell you how to unblock the Adobe Flash Player plugin.

Method One: Installing Driver Updates

Outdated driver versions are the first reason for errors to appear in Adobe Flash Player. The fix is quite simple. As you might have guessed, it is enough to install the latest version of the software for the equipment. Most often, the error is directly related to the “firewood” for audio and video equipment, so, first of all, update them. This can be done different ways, we recommend using specialized software to install drivers into the system. It could be Driver program Booster or DriverPack Solution.
This was the first way to unblock the Adobe Flash Player plugin. If it does not produce results, then move on to the second.

Method two: install browser updates

Equally, the cause of the Flash Player error may be an outdated browser. If so, then just update it. IN different browsers this process is performed in different ways. Now we will talk about two.

Updating Google Chrome

In order to update the well-known Google browser Chrome, you need to do a few things simple actions:

Launch your web browser and open the menu by clicking on the three dots button in the upper right corner of the window.

In the menu, pay attention to whether you have an indicator in the form of a colored circle. If yes, then this means that there are updates available. If the circle is gray, then a browser update is not required.

To update your browser, left-click on the circle and select "Update" from the submenu.

Restart your web browser after installing the update.

This is how easy it is to install updates for Google Chrome. If the Adobe Flash Player plugin was blocked because of this, the error will disappear.
Updating Mozilla Firefox

Instructions for Firefox updates not much different from Google Chrome. Here's what you need to do:

Launch your browser and open the menu in it. It is also located in the upper right corner of the window, only the button looks like three horizontal lines.

In the menu, click on "Help". It is made in the form of a question mark in a circle.

In the new window, click on the "About Firefox" button.

A window will open where the version will be written installed browser. If updates are already available, their download and installation will begin automatically.

After completing the installation process, the browser must be restarted.

Now you know how to unblock the Adobe Flash Player plugin if the problem is caused by an outdated version Firefox browser.

Method 3: Install Flash Updates

As it was written at the very beginning, an error can occur due to outdated version Adobe itself. In this case, it needs to be updated. This is done by downloading a new version of the installer from the official website of the developer. I would like to emphasize the word “official”, since you can download an infected file from third-party resources, which will only worsen the situation.

Method 4: Virus Removal

This method is slightly related to the previous one. Now you will learn how to unblock the Adobe Flash Player plugin if the blocking is caused by viruses. There may be two options here. The first is that you have malware on your computer. In this case, it is urgent to scan the system for viruses and remove them if found. Secondly, you have entered a site that may pose a threat. In this case, the plugin will be automatically blocked.

Conclusion

Now you know what to do if you are blocked outdated plugin Adobe Flash Player. One of the above methods will definitely help you correct the situation.

User question

Hello.

I'm trying to watch a video on one site, but the Firefox and Chrome browsers tell me that the Adobe Flash Player plugin is outdated and therefore blocked.

I tried to download and install a new version of the plugin, but the Adobe website says that I have the latest version on my computer. Now, I don’t know what to do. How to properly update a flash player?

Good day everyone!

In fact, there are now quite a lot of different flash animations on websites, and in case of problems with Adobe Flash Player, it is impossible to watch it (it could be games, videos, music, various animations and other elements).

In general, when faced with such a problem, one of the first recommendations is to update the flash player (but this is not always possible). Actually, this is what today’s article will be about (by the way, I will structure it in the form of popular questions/problems regarding the flash player, which I quite often have to answer).

👉 Important!

Adobe has announced that it will stop supporting Flash Player at the end of 2020. Browsers are now warning about this event.

How to update Adobe Flash Player to the latest version

Automatically

Perhaps this is the very first and most important thing that helps solve the problem when the browser refuses to play some video and reports that Flash plugin Player has been blocked.

As a rule, by going to the page linked above, your browser and operating system will be detected automatically (by the way, pay attention to this; if the definitions are incorrect, you will need to select the player version manually, more on that below) .

Also pay attention to the checkmarks next to additional applications, for example, "McAfee Security Scan" (I, for example, refuse them).

In principle, if the browser and OS are identified correctly, you have specified additional offers - then all you have to do is press one button "Install Now" . After downloading installation file- All you have to do is run it and wait for the installation to complete. I think there is nothing further to comment here...

Important! Before installing the flash player, close your browser (in principle, the installer itself will warn you about this when you run the installation file).

Manually (until the latest version)

It happens that when you go to the official website from Adobe (note: https://get.adobe.com/ru/flashplayer/) for auto-updating the flash player - it either redirects somewhere, reporting an error, or incorrectly detects the version of your browser or OS. Naturally, if you download the wrong thing, the videos on your site will not work ☺.

Therefore, for this case there is another link on the official Adobe website (provided below).

Basically, by clicking on the link above, you will only need to select the version of your OS (Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10) and indicate your browser. Next, the system will automatically select the optimal version of Flash Player and offer you to download it. In general, everything is simple and fast.

Manually (selecting an archived version)

This page contains different versions flash player. There are both new and old. In some cases (for example, when a new version player does not work - this happens in very rare cases), sometimes you need to install more old version flash player. So, without this page it would be difficult...

Why Adobe Flash Player doesn't work in Google Chrome

Most often the reason lies in the fact that by default in Chrome browser Flash Player will start only after your permission. On the one hand, this increases security, on the other hand, it creates inconvenience for novice users (and wastes time ☺).

How to enable flash player:

In general, the Chrome browser already has your built-in player plugin(and it updates automatically!). Sometimes there are problems with this component, so I recommend checking it manually:

Flash Player is disabled in Firefox and won't update

In Firefox, the Flash player can be found in add-ons in the "Plugins" section. To open this section: click on the "three stripes" icon in the upper right corner of the browser, and then select the section "Extras"(note: puzzle icon, example below).

Further in the "Plugins" section there is an addition "shockwave flash"(this is the player). There is a switch opposite it - put it in mode "Always on" . In addition, pay attention to whether there is a proposal to update it (like, for example, in my screenshot below).

To update, just click on the button of the same name. By the way, in the Firefox browser settings you can set it so that all add-ons are updated automatically (see the icon above the list of all plugins) without your participation (which is very convenient!).

How to install Flash Player on Windows 10, EDGE browser

If you have Windows 10 and are using Microsoft browser EDGE - the Flash Player is already built into the browser itself and does not need to be installed additionally. Here the question, most often, is different - the fact is that for some reason many people have it turned off in their browser settings...

To enable the Flash Player plugin in Edge, you must:

in the upper right corner of the browser, click the “three dots” icon (settings) and open the “Options” section (see screenshot below);
then scroll the list of settings to the end and click the “View additional parameters” button;
In the list of parameters, set the switch to "On." opposite the desired item.

How to remove Flash Player completely from Windows

In general, usually, to update Flash Player, there is no need to remove it (unless you want to install an older version, or the update is not installed until you remove the old version of the player).

I'll give you a couple of ways.

Method No. 1

Probably the simplest and most obvious. Just like you delete any program, you can delete it too. Need to open control Panel() Windows (address: Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features ), find the player in the list of programs and delete it

Method No. 2

Adobe website has special utility (note: called uninstaller) to remove the flash player from your computer.

So, you just need to download it, then close the browser (and other applications that use the flash player), and then launch it to complete removal player from Windows. In general, the utility itself will do everything for you.

That's all I have.

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