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- Updating the Mozilla Firefox browser
- Updating Opera
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If you looked at this page, then most likely you are faced with a problem where Flash Player is blocked or does not want to work in your browser. Don't worry, we will try to help you and tell you what could be causing your flash player to stop working.
We would like to note that this article is universal for all browsers, so it is suitable for all users, regardless of which browser you use.
But before we move on to solving the problem, let's figure out what this Adobe Flash Player is? This is special software, or a plugin, whichever is more convenient for you, that ensures the operation of video, audio and Flash files on the Internet. In short, without it, you will not be able to watch videos on Youtube or other sites. You won't be able to play games using this technology either. Therefore, you can download that it should be installed on every computer and work without any glitches.
There can be many reasons why the Flash plugin may fail, and as a rule they are associated with outdated versions of programs. Therefore, let's figure out how to unlock the flash player in the browser.
Outdated browser version
This is not to say that this is a common reason why the Flash plugin loses its functionality. This is due to the fact that now almost all browsers update automatically, and no additional user intervention is required.
But if, nevertheless, you have auto-update disabled, or for some reason it did not work, then read below about updating popular browsers.
Updating Google Chrome
- First, launch Chrome on your computer.
- Click on the icon in the form of three dots, this is the menu. If you have an older version, it may be different, for example, a wrench icon, or three horizontal stripes.
- After clicking on this icon, a menu will open. In it, point to the item “ Reference”, in which click on the link “About the browser Google Chrome”.
- You have reached the page about this reviewer. There you can see if there are any recent updates. If there are any, their download will begin automatically. In some cases, you will have to confirm it by pressing a button.
- Wait until the program completely downloads and installs the update. When finished, restart the browser by clicking the appropriate button.
Now you can try to launch any video (the most important thing is that the player in which it is produced works on FLASH technology). If it works, then the problem has disappeared.
If you were unable to update, read a more detailed article on how to update Chrome.
Updating the Mozilla Firefox browser
If the plugin does not work in Mozilla, we also try to update it:
- Open the shortcut
- Click on the menu icon. It's located in the top right corner of the browser.
- Move the cursor to “ Right ” and click.
- Then you need to open the “ About Firefox ” item.
- A window opens, checking for updates. If they are found, the download and installation process will begin. If not, you will see a window that says: “ The latest version of Firefox .”
Let's try to start the video. If it works, then everything worked out.
By the way, you can read the full article on updating the Firefox browser.
Updating Opera
Everything is done here by analogy. First, click the menu icon. Then click on the “ About the Program ” item and wait for the search for updates to finish. If they are found, we update the browser and try to launch some kind of flash video again to make sure that everything is functioning again.
Other browsers
Regardless of which browser Flash Player does not work in, try updating it to the latest current version, and then check if it works now. If not, then we will consider other solutions to this problem.
How to unblock plugins on a page in Odnoklassniki in Chrome and other browsers
- How to unblock Flash plugin
- Browsers with third-party Flash
- Results and comments
- Video instruction
The social network ok.ru has become incredibly popular. Thousands of new users register here every day. They write messages to each other, send videos, photos and music, and also play games together. But sometimes the latter for some reason do not start and cause a lot of inconvenience. This happens mainly due to a blocked or missing Flash plugin. Today’s article will discuss exactly how to unlock or install such a plugin in Odnoklassniki.
How to unblock Flash plugin
In one of the most popular browsers today, the use of Adobe Flash Player is constantly limited. Google Chrome uses its own development, which is much more secure in terms of data confidentiality and virus protection.
When Chrome “encounters” Flash content on the Internet, it does not immediately launch it, but blocks it, displaying a warning that it may be unsafe. This blocking can be disabled. Let's look at how this is done.
- Let's go to the browser settings, to do this, click on the button with the image of three dots and select the advising item in the drop-down menu.
- Scroll down the page contents and click on the item marked in the screenshot. It's called "Additional".
- In the settings that open, we need a content configuration section. This refers to the contents of WEB pages, including the Flash we need.
- We look for the settings of the Flash plugin for games and open them.
- Here we need to configure 2 triggers. The first is called “Allow Flash on sites” (switch to the active position), the second is “Always ask” (on the contrary, deactivate).
- If, when loading the OK page, you see an icon for an inactive plugin (marked in the picture with the number “1”), click on it and select “Plugin blocking settings”, that’s what we need.
- We find ourselves in the familiar Flash configuration section. Let's add Odnoklassniki to the White List and make Chrome trust them. To do this, click on the item marked with an arrow in the screenshot.
- Then enter ok.ru in the field marked “1” and click “Add”.
We have created an exception; now all Flash components available on Odnoklassniki will always launch automatically. In other words, for example, games will no longer require Flash to be enabled.
Google is steadily moving towards completely banning the use of Flash on all sites and replacing it with the newer and safer HTML5 technology. Therefore, in the near future, problems with displaying such content may again arise.
It is important to know that Yandex Browser runs on the Chromium core, like the product from Google. Therefore, everything described above applies to him as well.
Browsers with third-party Flash
In browsers such as Firefox or Opera, the Flash plugin is connected separately. It must be downloaded from the Adobe website. This is done like this:
- Go to the official Flash Player website and download the installer. It is important to uncheck the boxes next to installing additional software. In our case, these are: McAfee Security Scan Plus and McAfee Safe Connect (absolutely unnecessary things).
- The download will begin initializing. At this time, the site determines the version of your browser and generates a link specifically for it. After all, Flash player varies depending on the type of browser.
- Select a location to save the file. It doesn't weigh much, it's just an installer that downloads the main files from the network.
- Now let's run our program, keeping in mind that you will definitely need administrator rights to install it.
- When we first launch, we will be asked how we want to update the library. It is recommended to select the item called: “Allow Adobe to install updates.” Choosing this option and, accordingly, timely updating is the key to your online security. After all, it is Flash that hackers use to search for Windows vulnerabilities.
- We wait until all the files necessary for the program to work are downloaded from the network.
- After which the installation will begin. It usually takes no more than a minute.
- Ready. Our plugin is installed and now the browser will be able to fully process Flash content.
The instructions are shown using Mozilla Firefox as an example; in Opera and other browsers everything is done in the same way.
Results and comments
That’s all, we hope the question “how to unblock plugins in Odnoklassniki?” fully revealed for you. If the situation with browsers and Flash itself changes, we will definitely add the necessary information to our article. If you have questions, ask them in the comments, if possible, we will try to help everyone.
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Restarting the browser
The Flash plugin may be blocked if the program crashes and may not respond to any of your actions. If this happened while you were using the browser, try closing and then opening the browser program again. In such cases, this almost always helps.
If this does not help, reboot the system completely. That is, restart your computer. To do this, click on Start – Shut down – Restart . I think everyone can do this.
Browsers with third-party Flash
In browsers such as Firefox or Opera, the Flash plugin is connected separately. It must be downloaded from the Adobe website. This is done like this:
- Go to the official Flash Player website and download the installer. It is important to uncheck the boxes next to installing additional software. In our case, these are McAfee Security Scan Plus and McAfee Safe Connect (absolutely unnecessary things).
- The download will begin initializing. At this time, the site determines the version of your browser and generates a link specifically for it - Flash player varies depending on the type of browser.
- Select a location to save the file. It weighs a little - it’s just an installer that downloads the main files from the network.
- Now let's run our program, keeping in mind that you will definitely need administrator rights to install it.
- When we first launch, we will be asked how we want to update the library. It is recommended to select the item called “Allow Adobe to install updates”. Choosing this option and, accordingly, timely updating is the key to your online security. After all, it is Flash that hackers use to search for Windows vulnerabilities.
- We wait until all the files necessary for the program to work are downloaded from the network.
- After this, the installation will begin. It usually takes no more than a minute.
- Ready. Our plugin is installed and now the browser will be able to fully process Flash content.
The instructions are shown using Mozilla Firefox as an example. In Opera and other browsers, everything is done similarly.
Drivers are outdated
Another fairly common reason for Flash player failure. Usually these are outdated versions of drivers for sound and video cards.
If this is indeed the case, simply update your drivers. To do this, you need to go to the official website of the manufacturer of your components, download drivers for your card models there and manually install them. Or you can use special software that allows automatic updating. One of these is Driver Pack Solution. Download this program and run the update.
Do I need to download?
A number of manufacturers install the application on their own devices after production. Then the user does not need to download from the site, he can immediately start using OK.
It’s easy to understand that you have software. Go to video and games, launch. If they work perfectly, then you don’t have to worry about having to install a player to play flash.
The software is updated automatically on the latest versions of Windows. The procedure occurs with a delay, but the old software continues to work for a long time, there should be no difficulties.
Updating Adobe Flash Player itself
If the previous problems were pure phenomena, then this one can safely be said to be standard. Because the vast majority of users have an outdated version of the player, and it is because of this that it may be blocked and does not want to work.
The solution is very simple, you just need to update it. The instructions will help you with this - Updating Flash Player. And don’t be alarmed by what it says there, that it’s only for Google Chrome. In fact, it is universal and fits any browser.
If you have used all the tips that we gave you in this article, but none of them worked for you, then describe your problem in the comments, we will try to help you.
Reasons for blocking plugins
If we talk about Flash Player, the main reason why this is happening is the transition from the Flash standard to the feature-rich HTML5. Outdated technology has a large number of vulnerabilities, which makes it unsafe for the average user to use. Html5 is much more reliable in this regard, and most importantly, safer. In addition, it is able to work much faster, which is especially important when using mobile Internet and to increase the speed of work.
The plugin is blocked on this page in the Opera browser
Despite this, many developers continue to use Flash Player to create games and other content. It is worth noting that each browser perceives the content of sites in its own way. On some it is displayed without problems, and all the necessary information is present on the screen.
In the case of other plugins, most likely there is an incorrect configuration of their operation or problems with the site content (advertising blocks and banners that are blocked by the browser).
Adobe Flash Player plugin is most often blocked
The main reasons for the player not functioning
The main reasons why the flash player does not work in Opera may be not only problems in the player’s operation, but also the perception of it by the browser. Before making any manipulations in the flash settings, you must also rule out the following possible problems:
- Enabling Adobe Flash Player in Opera settings;
- Adobe is not installed on the Opera browser;
- Clearing browser memory;
- Disabling additional plugins;
- Turn off hardware acceleration in Adobe Flash Player
Enabling Adobe Flash Player in Opera Settings
The most common reason for media files not playing is that the player is not enabled in the browser settings. The following steps should be followed:
- In order to check this, you need to go to Opera and write “opera:plugins” in the address bar and press Enter;
- In the open window you need to find Adobe Flash Player and check its status;
- To enable it, you need to click the link on the existing button next to the player.
Adobe is not installed on the Opera browser
When checking available plugins, this player may not be on the list at all. This indicates that it has not been installed. To solve this problem, you need to go to the official Adobe Flash Player website and download the plugin. During installation, the system asks you to select a browser from the list on which you want to install the player. You need to select the Opera browser. If you already have a file with a plugin installed on your computer, you must first remove it and then install the program.
Clearing browser memory
If, after installing Adobe Flash Player, multimedia files still do not load, you need to check the status of the cache and cookies of the running Opera. To do this, you need to open your browser and use the hotkey combination DELETE+CTRL+SHIFT. Next, in the window that appears, you need to select “deletion objects”. In this case it is cache and cookies.
You also need to select the period for which the data will be deleted. To clear all caches and cookies, select the window from the very beginning. Next, you need to click the “Clear browsing history” button. After clearing the cache and cookies, a second attempt is made to start audio or video recording in the browser.
When carrying out these actions, the user must understand that he destroys all search data in the browser, and also deauthorizes himself on those sites where he was previously authorized.
Disabling additional plugins
There may be cases when recently installed plugins block the player. In this case, you need to check which plugins are currently active. To do this, perform the same steps as when checking the operation of Adobe Flash Player. After detecting all active plugins, you need to temporarily disable them and try to turn on the player. During normal operation of the player, you should find out which of the previously installed plugins is blocking its operation.
Turn off hardware acceleration in Adobe Flash Player
The user may also encounter a situation where the player plays, but with fragments, it takes a long time to load at sufficient Internet speed, or the playback of sound or video is disrupted. In this case, the reason may be hardware acceleration, which needs to be disabled. To do this you need to do the following:
- After starting the video, you need to hover over it with the mouse and right-click to select the Settings section from the window that appears;
- The “Enable hardware acceleration” section appears in the next window. If there is a checkmark next to the section, it must be removed, thereby disabling the option;
- Try downloading the video again.
How to set up Adobe Flash Player in Odnoklassniki will be discussed point by point below:
1. First, make sure that this program really does not exist on the computer. In this case, a message should pop up stating that Adobe Flash Player is not installed when you try to watch the video.
2. To correct the situation, you need to go to the official website of the company, which allows you to download and install the application on any computer for free.
3. Having visited the company’s website, you need to click on the big yellow “Install now” button. In addition, you will be prompted to install the third-party program McAfee Security Scan Plus, which you can refuse by unchecking the corresponding box (most users refuse).
4. Next, you will be redirected to the application initialization page. After which this window will appear, where you will be asked to save the installer, with which you can install Adobe Flash Player. Click on “Save” and run the file, following all the instructions.
After installing the program, you need to restart the Internet browser (when the video file does not start again). If nothing has changed, it is recommended to completely restart your computer. As a rule, this approach helps in 99% of cases if all the previous steps were completed correctly. Now you know how to set up a flash player in Odnoklassniki. If you like to play games on a social network, then installing any additional applications is not required. In this case, the same flash player is used that was installed earlier. If in games you are asked to install something additional, then you should immediately refuse such applications, because... nothing else is required for normal operation of the service.
If you want to download, you will need a player to download music from Odnoklassniki. You can find many similar applications on the Internet, but none of them are official, so launching them does not guarantee stable operation of the Internet browser and the entire computer in the future. Therefore, if you like a song, you should download it from a specialized website or purchase the artist’s album.
Good day!
Many sites (especially entertainment ones, for example, with various mini-toys) have a lot of Flash content. These can be both the games themselves and videos, some parts of the menu, cartoons, etc. And all this may not be displayed (inaccessible) due to the fact that the browser has blocked Flash animation.
In general, this usually happens in order to protect your system (since viruses are often spread through various Flash videos). To enable Flash content, as a rule, you first need to update to the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, and then enable the display of such content in your browser settings.
