Internet Browser | Try this |
Firefox | Change pop-up blocker settings, Enable JavaScript, or Clear the cache. If a SWF file stops abruptly, see Flash video stops after a few seconds in Firefox. |
Chrome | Chrome has a built-in Flash Player. Check if the internal Flash Player is interfering with external Flash Player. Type about://plugins into address bar. On the Plug-ins page, disable one of the Flash Players. You also may have disabled both Flash Players in Chrome. If so, see Re-enable Flash Player on Google Chrome. |
Safari | Go to /Library/Internet Plugins folder and delete WacomSafari.plugin. |
Internet Explorer | See Video doesn't display | Internet Explorer | Flash Player. |
If you are having an issue with Flash Player on Mac OS, click here.
Firefox: Change pop-up blocker settings, Enable JavaScript, or Clear the cache. If a SWF file stops abruptly, see Flash video stops after a few seconds in Firefox. Chrome: Chrome has a built-in Flash Player. Check if the internal Flash Player is interfering with external Flash Player. Type about://plugins into address bar. On the Plug-ins page. However, if ask you what is Adobe Flash Player; how does Adobe Flash Player work on Windows or Mac; how to update Adobe Flash Player to the latest version; how to find other replacements of Adobe Flash Player on Windows Mac, even mobile (iPhone, iPad or Android), you may feel a little confused. So here we will discuss the issues that you will. Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. We help our customers create, deliver and optimize content and applications.
- On Windows:
- Open Firefox.
- From the Tools menu, choose Options.
- Deselect Block Popup Windows and click OK.
- On Mac OS:
- Open Firefox.
- From the Firefox menu, choose Preferences.
- Click the Content button and then deselect Block Pop-up Windows.
- On Windows:
- Open Firefox.
- Choose Tools > Options to open a dialog box.
- In the row of colored icons at the top, click Content.
- Select the Enable JavaScript checkbox.
- Click OK.
- On Mac OS:
- Open Firefox.
- From the Firefox menu, click Preferences.
- In the row of colored icons at the top, click Content.
- Select the Enable JavaScript checkbox.
- Click OK.
- On Windows and Mac OS:
- Open Firefox.
- Choose Tools > Clear Recent History.
- Click the pop-up menu to the right of Time range to clear and select Everything. Then, click Details and select both Cookies and Cache. Click Clear Now.
You may have disabled Flash Player in Chrome. To re-enable it:
- Type about:plugins into the address bar at the top of a Chrome browser window.
- Click Details at the upper-right corner of the page.
- Find the Flash (or Shockwave Flash) listing on the Plug-ins page and click the corresponding Enable button.
- Close all Chrome windows and restart the browser.
Originally published: September 9, 2019
Updated: September 11, 2020
Updated: September 11, 2020
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Adobe will end support of Flash Player on December 31, 2020. Here's what you can expect in the meantime for each Microsoft browser:
In the next version of Microsoft Edge (built on Chromium), Flash will be disabled by default. However, users may re-enable it on a site-by-site basis. The timeline for Chromium-based browsers can be found here.
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Flash will not be disabled by default from Microsoft Edge (built on EdgeHTML) or Internet Explorer 11 prior to its removal by December of 2020.
Flash will be completely removed from all browsers by December 31, 2020, via Windows Update. Group policies are available for enterprise admins and IT pros to change the Flash behavior prior to that date.
Companies reliant on Flash for development and playback of content are encouraged to remove the dependency on Adobe Flash prior to December 2020.
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