Kwatanta Nazarce-nazarce

flashplayer adobe

The Adobe Flash Player plugin lets you view video and animated content in Firefox. This article explains how to keep Flash updated and fix problems with it.

The [http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/ Adobe Flash Player] browser plugin lets you view video and animated content in Firefox. This article has information about testing, updating, uninstalling and troubleshooting the Adobe Flash plugin. * For instructions on how to install the Flash plugin for Firefox, see [[Install the Flash plugin to view videos, animations and games]]. {note}'''Note:''' The Firefox Software Update feature does not update installed plugins. See the [http://www.adobe.com/support/security/index.html#flashplayer Adobe Security bulletins and advisories page] for information about security and stability issues affecting Adobe Flash Player and other Adobe products.{/note} __TOC__ = Testing Flash = Visit [http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ Adobe's Test Page] to see if the Flash plugin is installed and working properly. If it tells you that Flash is not installed, install Flash using the instructions at [[Install the Flash plugin to view videos, animations and games]]. = Updating Flash = To check if your installation of Flash is up to date, visit Mozilla's [https://www.mozilla.org/plugincheck/ Plugin Check] page. If it says that Flash needs to be updated, install the latest version manually. [[T:updateflash]] {for win,mac} = Uninstalling Flash = {for win} {note}'''Note''': Running Adobe's uninstaller will remove Flash from all browsers where it is not built-in, including Internet Explorer. You will be prompted to reinstall Flash when you visit a page that requires it, such as [http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ Adobe's Test Page].{/note} {/for} For instructions on uninstalling Flash, see {for win}[http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html Uninstall Flash Player - Windows]{/for}{for mac}[http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-mac-os.html Uninstall Flash Player - Mac OS]{/for} at Adobe.com. {/for} = Troubleshooting = == The Adobe Flash plugin has crashed == If you see this message instead of Flash content, see [[Adobe Flash plugin has crashed - Prevent it from happening again]]. {for win,fx20} == Unresponsive plugin warning == Firefox will show you a warning dialog if the Flash plugin is taking longer then expected: :[[Image:warning-unresponsive-plugin]]<br> See the article [[Warning Unresponsive plugin - What it means and how to fix it]] for solutions and workarounds. {/for} == Playing Flash videos makes Firefox hang == If Firefox stops responding {for win, fx20}or if the Flash plugin hangs or stops working {/for}when playing Flash videos or games, try these solutions: *Pause or stop Flash in other tabs. You may need to close those tabs. *Update Flash. See the [[#w_updating-flash|Updating Flash]] section above for instructions. *Update your graphics drivers. See [[Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL]] for details. {for win7, win8} *Disable protected mode in Flash. See Adobe's instructions under the heading "Last Resort": [http://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493#TemporaryWorkaround Adobe Forums: How do I troubleshoot Flash Player's protected mode for Firefox?] {/for} *Disable hardware acceleration in Flash: *#Go to this [http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/video-playback-issues.html#main_Solve_video_playback_issues Adobe Flash Player Help page]. *#[[T:contextmenu]] on the Flash Player logo on that page, then click on {menu Settings} in the context menu. The Adobe Flash Player Settings screen will open. *# Click on the icon at the bottom-left of the Adobe Flash Player Settings window to open the Display panel. *# Remove the check mark from '''Enable hardware acceleration'''. <br/> <br/>[[Image:fpSettings1.PNG]] <br/> *# Click {button Close} to close the Adobe Flash Player Settings Window. *# Restart Firefox. == Cannot view full screen Flash videos == See [[Flash video won't play full screen on YouTube, Facebook and other websites]]. {for win,mac} == Flash does not work properly and/or will not update == If Flash content does not work, acts strangely, or causes errors, or if you see a notice that you need to update Flash (for instance, at [http://www.mozilla.org/plugincheck/ Mozilla's Plugin Check]) even after installing the latest Flash version, [[#w_uninstalling-flash|uninstall]] and [[Install the Flash plugin to view videos, animations and games|reinstall Flash]]. == Flash doesn't load video == If Flash videos or games may appear, black, white or grey and never play, see [[Flash 11.3 doesn't load video in Firefox]]. {/for} {for win} == Flash works in Internet Explorer or Chrome but not in Firefox == There are three different types of Flash Players: an ActiveX version for Internet Explorer, a Chrome version built-in the browser and a plugin version for Firefox and some other browsers. If you want Flash to work in Firefox you must install the plugin version, as explained above. {/for} <!-- MZ credit --> <br/> <br/> '''''Based on information from [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Flash Flash (mozillaZine KB)]''''' [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/LFqi2J]]