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You can Enable or Disable Adobe Flash Player in your browser or remove it from your computer’s operating system. Together, Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash, and all versions of Java are to blame for about 66% of Windows‘ security flaws. Still, many people like to use it because of what it can do.
Adobe Flash Player makes it possible for websites to have videos and graphics. Since Adobe Flash Player is being replaced by newer software, Chrome can no longer be set to always use Flash Player. This means that you will have to give permission every time you go to a site that needs Flash Player to work.
Since it was recently reported that critical zero-day vulnerabilities were found in the Adobe Flash plugin, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome have already blocked it. The way things are right now, code could be run from afar. You can also go to the official Adobe support site to know more information about this.
Ways to Enable or Disable Adobe Flash Player
Apple Safari
OS X hasn’t come with Flash by default for a while, but it’s still possible that it was installed for some reason that no one remembers. To remove Flash from Safari:
- Open Safari
- Go to Safari > Preferences
- Click Security
- Click Website Settings
- Click Allow Plugins
- Select Adobe Flash Player from left hand pane
- Click Block
Mozilla Firefox
- Open Firefox
- Open the browser menu and click Add-ons
- Select the Plugins tab
- Select Shockwave Flash and click Disable
Google Chrome
Flash is built right into Google’s Chrome web browser and is turned on by default. Flash updates are part of Chrome updates, and the browser automatically updates itself. These instructions will work on MacOS X, Linux, Chrome OS, and Windows:
- Type chrome:plugins into the address bar to open the plugins page
- On the Plugins page that appears, find the Flash listing
- To disable Adobe Flash Player completely, click the Disable link
- To re-enable Adobe Flash Player, click the Enable link
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer was once the most popular browser in the world, but technology has moved on and only a small number of people still use it. How to turn off Flash depends on which version of Internet Explorer is being used and whether or not Windows 11/10 is being used.
- Open Project Spartan
- Click the three dots … in the top right hand corner
- Click Settings
- Scroll down almost to the very bottom
- Under Add-ons there is a toggle switch to enable or disable Adobe Flash Player
- Toggle switch to Off
FAQ
What can I use since Adobe Flash Player is no longer available?
Lightspark. BlueMaxima’s Flashpoint is the best way to view and edit Flash content on Windows and Linux. FLV Media Player is the best way to save and store old Flash files. SWF File Player, Shubus Viewer, and OpenSilver are the best ways to play Flash videos that you’ve downloaded on Windows.
Where is the Adobe Flash Player settings?
To get to the Flash Player Settings Manager that is built into your operating system, do one of the following: Click Start, then Settings, then Control Panel, and then Flash Player. On a Macintosh, go to System Preferences and click Flash Player under “Other.” System > Preferences > Adobe Flash Player is under System in Linux Gnome.
Which browser is Flash Player enabled?
Opera, Dolphin, Kiwi, FlashFox, and Puffin are all web browsers that work with Flash. Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari, on the other hand, do NOT work with Flash. By default, they have blocked the Flash plug-in. But you can turn on Flash plug-in for these web browsers by hand if you want to.
Why is Adobe Flash Player blocked on my computer?
As of December 31, 2020, Adobe will no longer support Flash Player. As of January 12, 2021, Adobe stopped letting Flash content, like videos and graphics, run in Adobe Flash Player on all browsers. To use Adobe Flash content in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, you must now choose to manually unblock it.