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The Windows Media plugin is disabled in the latest Firefox. This article explains how to turn it back on.
The Windows Media plugin is disabled in the latest Firefox. This article explains how to turn it back on.
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{note}'''Note:''' This article doesn't apply to your version of Firefox.{/note}
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Firefox has changed where plugins have to install their files. This has caused plugins that are no longer maintained, like the [[Play Windows Media files in Firefox with the Windows Media plugin|Windows Media plugin]], to stop working. We'll explain how to make these plugins work again.
=Change a Firefox setting to turn these plugins back on=
#[[Template:aboutconfig]]
# Search for '''plugins.load_appdir_plugins'''
#Double-click '''plugins.load_appdir_plugins''' to change it's value to '''True'''.
#[[Template:closeFirefox]]. When you restart Firefox the plugins will be enabled.
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{for mac, linux}
{note}'''Note:''' This article only applies to Windows.{/note}
{/for}
{for not fx21}
{for win}
{note}'''Note:''' This article doesn't apply to your version of Firefox.{/note}
{/for}
{/for}
Some plugins that are no longer maintained, like the [[Play Windows Media files in Firefox with the Windows Media plugin|Windows Media plugin]], have their files installed in a place that Firefox no longer supports. This causes the plugin to stop working. We'll explain how to make these plugins work again.
=Change a Firefox setting to turn these plugins back on=
#[[Template:aboutconfig]]
# Search for '''plugins.load_appdir_plugins'''
#Double-click {pref plugins.load_appdir_plugins} to change its value to {pref '''true'''}{/for}.
#[[Template:closeFirefox]]. When you restart Firefox the plugins will be enabled.
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