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How To Enable Adobe Flash Player In Internet Explorer

Last Updated on November 28, 2023 by admin 2 Comments

Adobe Flash Player plug-in is pretty much required to view most videos and rich media content available on the web. While a small number of videos on video streaming services like YouTube will play using HTML5 in supported browsers, the number is pretty small.

Windows 8 and above versions of Windows ship with Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer browser. That is, you don’t need to manually install Adobe Flash in Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10 in order to watch Flash content in the Internet Explorer browser. However, you may need to update the Flash Player to the latest version to be able to watch videos and other rich media content.

In Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10, if you’re unable to watch videos using Internet Explorer and you’re sure that the Flash Player is installed, it could be because the Flash Player is disabled in browser settings.

To enable Flash Player

Step 1: Open the Internet Explorer browser, click the small Tools (Gear icon) located upper-right of the browser (just below the caption buttons), and then click the Manage add-ons option to open the Manage Add-ons dialog.

Enable Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer

Step 2: Here, in the left pane, click Toolbars and Extensions to view all installed Toolbars and Extensions on the right side.

Step 3: Look for the entry named Shockwave Flash Object, right-click on the same, and then click the Enable button to enable the Flash Player.

Enable Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer step2

Step 4: Close the Manage Add-ons dialog and then restart your Internet Explorer browser to enable Adobe Flash Player. That’s it!

To check if Flash Player is installed and enabled

Step 1: Visit this page of Adobe in your Internet Explorer.

Step 2: Scroll down the page to see the following animation and confirm that the Adobe Flash Player is installed and working fine. And if the animation is not working, please make sure that the installed version of Flash is the latest version.

Enable Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer step3

If you’re still having issues, try disabling ActiveX Controls.

To disable ActiveX Controls

Step 1: Open Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu (press the Alt key if you can’t see menus), and then click Internet Options.

Step 2: Switch to the Security tab.

Step 3: Click the Internet icon. Under the Security level for this zone, click the Custom level button to open the Security Settings – Internet Zone dialog.

Enable Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer step5

Step 4: Scroll down to see ActiveX controls and plug-ins. Change Allow ActiveX Filtering to Disable, click the OK button, and then click the Yes button when you see the “Are you sure you want to change the settings for this zone” confirmation message. Finally, click the Apply button.

Enable Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer step7

That’s it!

Filed Under: IE Tagged: Tips, Troubleshooting

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Comments

  1. JeffBlankLegalSeeds says

    December 28, 2024 at 6:57 pm

    Is the use of Adobe Flash Player plug-in becoming obsolete with the rise of HTML5 and other video streaming technologies? What impact will this have on the future of online video content consumption?

  2. Bhargav Rao says

    May 29, 2018 at 7:46 am

    How do I get the flash player on the desi serials website to work?

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