Unblock Flash Player
Flash Player is a free browser plug-in that allows the streaming of videos, audios, and even multimedia games straight from your web browser. Flash Player has been around since as early as the mid-90s, and it has been one of the standard browser tools necessary for playing multimedia files on the Internet. Flash Player supports most of the codecs used for audio and video, but if you’ve already installed it on your browser and yet still can’t seem to stream any content, your Flash Player may have been disabled and needs to be unblocked.
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Steps
Unblocking Flash Player on Google Chrome
- Launch Google Chrome. Just click on the desktop icon on your computer to launch Google Chrome. Once the browser is open, click on the menu button on the upper-right corner of the window to view the browser menu.
- See what extensions and plug-ins are installed. Simply select “Tools” from the drop-down menu, and then click on “Extensions” to view the different browser tools and extensions installed on your Google Chrome on a separate tab.
- Enable Flash Player. Look for “Adobe Flash Player” on the extension list, and tick the “Enable” option right across its name.
- Check to see if Flash Player has been unblocked. Test it out to ascertain if Flash Player has been unblocked. Go to media-streaming sites like YouTube, and see if you can now stream content.
Unblocking Flash Player on Mozilla Firefox
- Launch Mozilla Firefox. Just click on the desktop icon on your computer to launch Mozilla Firefox. Once the browser is open, click on the menu button on the upper-right corner of the window to view the browser menu.
- See what extensions and plug-ins are installed. Click on “Add-ons” from the menu list. Doing so will open the Add-ons Manager on a separate browser tab. Here you will see all the extensions and plug-ins currently installed on your Mozilla Firefox.
- Access “Adobe Flash Player.” Just click “Plugins” from the menu panel on the left side of the Add-ons Manager tab, and look for “Adobe Flash Player.”
- Activate Flash Player. Simply click the dro-pdown option right across the Adobe Flash Player name, and select “Always Activate” to unblock it.
- Check to see if Flash Player has been unblocked. Test it out to ascertain if Flash Player has been unblocked. Go to media-streaming sites like YouTube, and see if you can now stream content.
Unblocking Flash Player on Safari
- Launch Safari. Click on the desktop icon on your computer to launch Safari, or if you’re using a Mac, click its icon on the Applications Dock at the bottom of the screen.
- See what extensions and plug-ins are installed. Once your browser is up, click on “Help” from the menu bar on the upper-left portion of the browser window. Select “Installed Plug-ins” from the drop-down menu. The Add-ons window will then open containing all the installed extensions and plug-ins on your Safari browser.
- Enable Flash Player. Just click the “Plug-ins” button on the Add-ons window, and look for “Adobe Flash Player.” Click on it and an “Enable” button will show below its name. Click this button to unblock Flash Player.
- Check to see if Flash Player has been unblocked. Test it out to ascertain if Flash Player has been unblocked. Go to media-streaming sites like YouTube, and see if you can now stream content.
Tips
- If after following the instructions above you still can’t stream videos, audio, or games, you may need to reinstall the Flash Player plug-in. You can re-download the installer here.
- Newer versions of different web browsers already include the Adobe Flash Player by default. You may not see any Flash Player plug-in on the Add-ons list of your browser. For these versions, you may need to reinstall the browser itself to get your Flash Player working again.
