Questions tagged [flash-player]

Adobe Flash Player is a plug-in for web browsers that enables viewing multimedia and interactive content created on the Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) platform. It is one of the most popular and ubiquitous pieces of software, estimated to be installed on over 90% of personal computers.

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How can I make Flash video content on Dell (Windows 11) when Adobe Flash player has been “Retired?”

How can I make Flash video content on Dell (Windows 11) when Adobe Flash player has been “Retired?”
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can't click on Flash Local Storage Allow/Deny pop-up

On certain sites using Local Storage, a pop-up appears instead of the Flash-based application, with the following message: Adobe Flash Player Settings Local Storage www.example.com is requesting ...
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Firefox can't detect Flash player plugin when running in a docker container

I'd like to run Firefox 84.0 (the last version support flash player) supporting flash player in a docker container. But Firefox can't detect the flash player plugin which is in the path "~/....
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Abode Flash Player 14 Active X "Failed to register" Error Windows 8.1

I am trying to install Flash player 14 ActiveX plug-in for Windows 7 in Windows 8.1. You might say Windows 8. 1 already has it but I have a program which specifically needs the ActiveX plug-in for ...
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Why can't I update Adobe Flash and remove Adobe Air?

My computer came with Adobe Flash and Reader installed on it. I was trying to view a video one day that said I needed Adobe Air to view so I started the download and viewed the video. Later on Adobe ...
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Where to download Flash Player for offline installation?

I can't find Flash Player download link which will give me the full EXE/MSI file, not the tiny downloader which downloads data from the internet. What's the proper download site for this?
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Where does the ruffle flash player save permanent files to, like game saves, or configurations?

As this question and answer seems to be horribly outdated: Where does flash player save permanent files to, like game saves, or configurations? is there something similar for the ruffle flash player?
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Can't watch videos online - gets "loading the player " and nothing happens

I'm having a problem trying to see sports highlights. On chrome and safari, I get the message "loading the player..." while nothing happens. I've tried to reinstall the flash player, chrome, and ...
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Can't install flashplayer on Debian Wheezy

flashplayer is having trouble installing in Debian Wheezy. I need it to be able to watch certain videos on YouTube. It fails on a wget operation: $ sudo aptitude install flashplugin-nonfree The ...
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Is there anyway to clear my Flash Projector history?

Ever since Flash died, I have been using the flash projector provided by the Adobe people. The flash projector is very excellent, except for the fact that it makes it obvious what you have been using ...
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How to remove browsers message "You need to upgrade your Flash Player" after 12 jan 2021 [duplicate]

How to remove browsers message "You need to upgrade your Flash Player" after 12 jan 2021 . according to this page : https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html we need patch ...
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Is it possible to re-install Flash ActiveX in 2021? [duplicate]

I still use Adobe Flash Player daily. I know it is no longer supported, I don't need to hear a rant about how unsafe it is in the replies. Recently, my computer updated to version KB4577586 ...
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Why is H.264 video so much faster in an FLV container than in an MP4 container?

I am developing a tube site, and currently having issues with H.264 format. I noticed that YouTube put their hi-def videos into an MP4 container, so logically I did the same. Next, I installed ...
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How can I still play Flash games/animations after Flash's death? [duplicate]

There's a lot of good animations and games on Newgrounds and many other sites. They all used touse Flash player, too. Unfortunately, Flash has been discontinued on the last day of 2020. However, the ...
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Flash is installed but all flash embeds are replaced with blue i information icon [duplicate]

Flash is installed but all flash embeds are replaced with blue i information icon. And I am using a web browser called Basilisk that supports flash. Is a windows update by microsoft blocking the flash ...
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Using Flash on Mac [duplicate]

I would like to completely remove the time bomb from Flash Player on MacOS. I tried configuring it using the mms.cfg file, but I use multiple sites with Flash content and i would prefer to remove the ...
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How can I switch the player Chrome is using to play flash games?

there are several flash players installed on my system (old version of adobe flash player, adobe flash debugger, new grounds flash player). When I go on a flash game site Chrome player chooses the ...
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How to automatically remove Flash history/privacy trail? Or stop Flash from storing it?

Many people have heard about third-party cookies, and some browsers even block those by default. Some people may even be using Private Browsing modes. However, only few seem to realise that Adobe's ...
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Is it possible to get the text of a document being shown by the Flash Player?

I was searching for something, and found a document on a website. It is showing it using the Flash Player. When I wanted to save a copy by clicking "Download this document", it says needs to ...
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File -> Create projector" is greyed out in Adobe Windows Flash Player Projector 14

I want to convert a SWF to EXE with Adobe Windows Flash Player Projector. To create the .exe from SWF I am supposed to go to "File -> Create projector" but the option is disabled: Why? Note that the ...
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How do I get Adobe Flash Player to open files on the net again?

I have Windows XP Pro x64 and I use Firefox as my browser. When I go to http://www.weather.com/weather, there are videos listed on the right hand side. I used to be able to click on the video title ...
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Adobe Flash Player causes the computer to crash

I have a very weird problem playing videos with Flash Player 11 and Firefox 12 in Windows 7. Seemingly randomly, after a few videos, the whole screen just goes black and the computer stops responding ...
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Turn off Google Chrome's Notification for "Flash Player will no longer be supported after December 2020."

Every time I launch Google Chrome, I get this notification on top. I'm not going to turn it off, and I click on the x button to close it but it pops up again when I restart Chrome. Is there any ...
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How to play SWF files without browser

I like to play some downloaded Shockwave Flash (.SWF) files without opening my internet browser. Sometime ago, I remember I could do it just double clicking on the SWF item. Then it was opening in a ...
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How to manage volume of flash player applications on websites with Firefox?

There is some nasty video viewer that has volume around 10000% higher than normally, so visiting those webpages is very nasty experience to my delicate ears, especially when those videos start ...
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What is Silverlight and how is different from flash? Why should I install it?

I went Microsoft's website and in order to see some videos is requests me to install Silverlight? Is there any benefit? I don't really feel like installing a plugin from Microsoft, but I wonder is ...
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What prompts installation of security updates for Adobe Flash Player?

Today Windows 10 on my work computer installed an update called Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based systems (KB4537759) through Windows Update. The ...
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3D chat software crash

One 3D chat software is crashing in Windows 10. While checking the log, I got this line: flashPlayerTrust directory probably already exists - os.makedirs exception: WindowsError(183, 'Cannot create ...
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What is the Flash Player performance bottleneck? Not CPU?

I'm planning a big multimedia presentation would like to know how to get the best framerate out of Flash Player. Currently, using this simple benchmark tool, the ultra-quality stage seems to drop the ...
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Extracting Flash elements/games from websites

I would like to know if it possible to download or extract the flash game binaries from the browser, for example, games such as the ones on kongreagate.com or luminosity (not sure weather these are in ...
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Flash plugin failed to load (Opera, Linux)

So I installed new linux distro recently (pinguyOS) and now I am trying to install flash plugin for Opera browser: sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer. The output of dpkg --status flashplugin-...
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Adobe Flash update breaks Opera Plugin due to file name change

I keep my Opera browser open for many days. But after some time the Adobe Flash PPAPI plugin stops working and only restarting the browser seemed to help. Killing the plugin in the Opera task ...
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Why isn't Adobe Flash Player installing on my PC?

Security issues aside, I recently had a need to use Adobe Flash Player recently because I have some old .swf files that I created back in college and would like to watch again. I realised that I ...
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How can Firefox's per-site Flash permission be revoked again?

According to How to block Flash again after mistakenly choosing "Allow and Remember"?, If you ever need to revoke a permission for a site, you can use the Permissions panel of the Page Info dialog. ...
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How do I use Adobe Flash Player with more privacy?

For the past few months I have become more concerned with online privacy. That is because I became more aware of how much data is collected on internet users and how easily that data is obtained. I ...
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Task Adobe Flash Player Updater creates network slowness?

Does the task "Adobe Flash Player Updater" ( this task gets in the PC when Flash player is installed and runs by default each hour Task Scheduler C:\Winnt\Tasks). might be the cause of local ...
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Is it possible to run shock wave flash files on Chromebook

I am looking to run swf files no a chromebook is it at all possible, and if so , how?
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How to change the UI language in the Flash player Global Security Settings panel

I am a software developer and I want to make screenshots of specific settings in the Global Security Settings panel of the Flash player in Firefox. I have a German locale Windows installation (...
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Automatic Flash updates don't work

Normally when Flash updates are available, the updater opens after system boot, and it's a small wizard where you can just click "install", accept an agreement, and everything happens automatically. ...
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Weird future Adobe Flash Player version

Are beta versions not marked? I don't remember installing a beta. Pic taken today (same as days ago):
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Cannot install NPAPI Flash Player plug-in in Google Chrome

I'm having trouble installing NPAPI Flash Player plug-in into Google Chrome on Mac OS X. Macbook Pro Retina 2014 OS X 10.10.5 Google Chrome 45.0.2454.85 (64-bit) I followed https://helpx.adobe.com/...
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Install Adobe Flash 64-bit in IE8 on W2K8 R2

The situation. The BBC iPlayer worked in IE8 before I upgraded to W2K8 R2. The BBC iPlayer works in Mozilla now! In IE8 the iPlayer tells me to get Adobe flash, when I go to the Adobe site I get ...
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How can I set Adobe Flash Player to update automatically?

Whenever Adobe releases an update to Flash Player, I get prompted to download and install the new version. I tried to find a way to set it to automatically apply updates whenever they were available, ...
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How to allow outdated plugin (e.g. Adobe Flash Player) in Opera 30.0.1835.125 (or later)?

If you are interested in resolving the same issue in Opera 30.0.1835.88 (or earlier), please proceed here. In Opera 30.0.1835.88 (and earlier) there was a way to allow usage of outdated plugins (e.g. ...
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Adobe Flash not working anymore with Browsers

I have a really annoying problem: essentially, Adobe Flash is not working anymore. For instance, I cant watch any clip on youtube and I always get a black screen saying: Movie not loaded ... I have ...
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Mac OSX: Adobe Flash player 10.1.85.3 text issue

Running Flash Player 10.1.85.3. on OS-X 10.6.4 I've run into a very strange issue with Adobe/Macromedia Flash. Text in dialogs sometimes is not displayed, and the containing boxes are distorted. It ...
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Linux flash player settings dialog unclickable

I'm using Slackware 13. When a flash app pops up the allow/deny dialog, I'm stuck because the buttons are unclickable. My adobe flash player version is 10,0,42,34. How can I fix this problem? Edit: I'...
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Scripts in flash files

I use firefox, and sometimes videos that I watch in yotube executing very slowly then sometimes I get alert like this: "Some scripts in this video may make Adobe Flash player run slower, do you want ...
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Can't install Adobe Flash updates – "An error occurred while downloading the installer"

I can't install updates of Adobe Flash Player when Windows is starting. I have a proxy server, but I have configured the proxy settings in Internet Explorer. The error message I get says: An error ...
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How Can My Browser's Flash Version Get Outdated in 10 Mins?

I visited a site (http://gaana.com) for the first time today. I chose an album and started the playlist. I listened to about 2 songs and then suddenly the audio player stopped abruptly. I tried ...

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