Check Adobe Flash. How to check for Flash Player in your browser

What to do if the Adobe plugin is outdated Flash Player? It's simple: it needs to be updated. Although, in principle, this is not necessary. But then you will not be able to listen to music on VKontakte, watch videos on Youtube and play games in the browser. And all because in in this case special drivers are required. And all of them are available in Adobe Flash Player. Therefore, whatever one may say, you still have to update it.

But I have 3 good news. Firstly, this is done in literally 2-3 minutes. Secondly, it's completely free. Thirdly, below is detailed instructions how to update Adobe Flash Player on your computer or laptop.

How to update Adobe Flash Player correctly?

First, let me explain one thing important point, which you definitely need to know. While working in a browser on any website, the message “Adobe Flash Player is out of date” (or “An outdated Adobe Flash Player module/plugin is blocked”) periodically appears. In principle, the text may differ slightly, but the essence remains the same. What does Adobe Flash Player mean? It's simple: the developers have released a new version, and your current one is no longer relevant. Therefore it needs to be updated.

The following may also remind you of the need to update:

• antivirus;
• online player on some website;
• Flash Player itself (for example, in the tray).

Under no circumstances agree to this reminder and do not click the “Update” button! Just read the message and close it. The fact is that it may contain viruses. Especially if the message appears on an unknown site.

Adobe Flash Player must be updated only from one single source - the official website of the developer. Otherwise, you risk infecting your computer or laptop with all sorts of viruses (most often it is a ransomware banner that blocks the operation of the PC).

Is everything clear with this? Then let's move on to the main thing.

Below I will show an example of how it is done Adobe update Flash Player for Windows 7 (in Firefox). However, this procedure is universal. That is, in the same way you can install Adobe Flash Player for Opera browsers,Chrome, Internet Explorer, Yandex and all OS (Windows XP, 8 or 10).

So, to properly update your outdated Adobe Flash Player to latest version:

1. Go to the address – https://get.adobe.com/ru/flashplayer/ (this is the official website of the developers and you only need to update it here!).
2. Pay attention to the first column. The OS version and browser are indicated here. If they are defined correctly, go to step 4.
3. If the OS or browser is identified incorrectly, then click on the line “Do you need Flash Player for another computer?” After this you will be able to manually select Windows version and installed browser.
   
4. The second column indicates additional applications, which will be installed along with Adobe Flash Player. Usually, few people need them, so it is recommended to uncheck the boxes here.
   
5. In the third column, click on the “Install” button.
   
6. After this, a small window will appear in the browser where you need to click the “Save file” button (save to any location - for example, to the desktop).
   

Hide the browser and run this file. The Adobe Flash Player installer will open, where you need to select update settings. There are 3 options to choose from:

• automatic update Adobe Flash Player;
• notify before installing updates;
• never check for updates.

After this, the installation of the latest version of the plugin will begin. In this case, you need to close the browser. If you do not do this, the following message will appear during installation:

Close the browser and click “Continue”.

After updating Adobe Flash Player, your browser will automatically start and open official page developers.

It will say something like “Thank you for using our product.” You don’t have to pay attention to this - just close this tab.

Ready. You were able to update an outdated Adobe Flash Player plugin. As you can see, this is not difficult at all.

But there may be one problem. Updating the plugin to the latest version periodically fails. And as a result, videos, music and games still don't work. Or they work, but poorly: the video is slow, the browser is glitchy, sites freeze, etc. This happens sometimes. In this case, you need to roll back Adobe Flash Player to previous version and then install it again. That is, it is required complete reinstallation flash player.

How to remove Adobe Flash Player?

There are no difficulties here. To remove Adobe Flash Player:

Done – the plugin is completely removed from your computer (or laptop).

If you have already deleted installation file on the desktop, then you need to download the Adobe Flash Player update again from the office. site and install it from clean slate. Typically this should help. After this, games, videos and music will play normally.

Sometimes standard procedure removal does not help resolve audio or video errors in the browser. In this case, I recommend reading: ?

That's all. Now you know how the update is carried out Adobe plugin Flash Player (as well as its removal). And if necessary, you can easily do this. And you will have to update it regularly, since new versions are released quite often.

Option 1: for browsers based on the Chromium engine

First of all, you need to separate the group of browsers for which Flash Player is already installed, which means there is no need to install it additionally. These browsers include almost all web warmers based on Chromium engine. Such browsers include Google Chrome, Yandex.Browser, Amigo and others like that. If you are a user of one of these web browsers, rest assured, the plugin is already installed.

You can verify this by clicking on the right top corner click on the Internet browser menu button and go to the section "Settings".

Go to the very bottom of the page and click on the button "Additional".

In the block "Privacy and Security" click on the button "Content Settings".

Find the section "Flash" and select it.

Make sure you have the option active “Allow Flash on sites”. If necessary, make changes to make the plugin work.

Option 2: for IE, Mozilla Firefox and Opera

If you are a user of the Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Opera web browser, then you need a separate installation of Flash Player as a program.

To check in this case whether Flash Player is installed on your computer, open a window on your computer "Control Panel" and go to the section "Programs and Features".

If on the list installed programs you see Flash Player, which means the program is installed on your computer.

Besides this, check Availability of Flash Player you can also use the browser menu. This is done differently for each of the listed web browsers.

Checking for Flash Player in Opera

Checking for Flash Player for Mozilla Firefox

Checking for Flash Player for Internet Explorer

For normal operation any browser required additional components, otherwise Internet pages will not load completely, and many features will not be available at all. One of the main components of any Internet browser is Flash Player. Without it, you will not be able to view animations on Internet pages, play Flash games, etc. Also, the version of Flash Player must be updated from time to time.

You will need

• - Computer with Windows OS;
• - Revo program Uninstaller.

Instructions

Adobe Flash Player is one of the main programs that you need to install on your computer. It is responsible for playing Flash in browsers. These can be games, animation, films, music and much more. And what you also need to know is that due to the way it works in the system, it must be constantly updated. This usually happens automatically. But if this doesn't happen, you should know How Adobe Flash Player update.

How to update Adobe Flash Player

Assuming you already have the product installed but not set to auto-update by default, you will be presented with a window, usually in the bottom right of the screen. You should be careful here, since attackers specifically copy this notice and use it for personal gain to infect your computer with viruses. And while visiting a site, it can be called up on your monitor screen. And in a number of large cases, an unknowing user clicks on it and, accordingly, either knowingly downloads dangerous program, or will be directed to a false company website, where he will be asked to download the infected utility.

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The modern Internet can no longer function without a flash player, and this is a fact. Videos, music, games and other content use Flash technology, and for all this to work you need Flash Player. In this article I will tell you in detail how to install Adobe Flash Player on any computer running Windows systems 7/8/XP.

To be honest, the technology is stupid and many people can’t wait for it to die and HTML5 to replace it. By the way, some videos on YouTube no longer require installed player, because works using HTML5 technology. But, nevertheless, flash is alive and well, despite the inhuman consumption of resources and glitches.

When should I install Adobe Flash Player?

I think that if you found this article, then you already know why you need a player :) but still. Often the browser or sites themselves report that for their proper operation Flash Player required. So, for example, social network VKontakte directly states this: “In order to use the audio service, you need to install a Flash player.” Video hosting YouTube also reports: “To play the video you need Adobe player Flash"

On other sites, where there are no such messages, something simply won’t work and that’s all. But as a rule, in this case, a message is displayed at the top asking you to download the flash player. Okay, I think this is clear, let's get down to business.

First, let's update your browser

You will first need to update your browser to the latest version to avoid any conflicts in the future. Let me show you how to do this for the most popular browsers.

Opera

Each time this browser is launched, it checks itself for the latest version and offers to install it. To check manually, you need to go to “Menu -> Help -> Check for updates”. If there are updates, install them. If not, then you don’t need to do anything. Current version can be found in “Menu -> Help -> About”.

Google Chrome

This browser generally updates itself automatically. To check this you need to go to “Menu -> About” Google browser Chrome". If an update is needed, you will see it.

Mozilla Firefox

Go to “Menu -> Help -> About FireFox”. The browser will check for updates and, if there are any, offer to apply them - apply them! However, if you have installed additional modules that are incompatible with the new version, you will be notified.

That's it, the browsers have been updated. If something doesn’t work out, don’t be upset, proceed to install the player anyway.

Install Flash Player on your computer

Now we can get down to the main thing. In fact, everything is simple here: go to the official website, download the installer and launch it, but there are nuances. Follow the link http://get.adobe.com/ru/flashplayer/ or click on the message about flash update player.

I draw your attention to the fact that you are redirected to the official website, and not to some left one

and download the installer:

Please note whether your operating system and language are detected correctly. If it is not correct, then click there and select your option. Please note that there are two types of installation: for Internet Explorer and for all other browsers. To install the correct version, you need to access the site from the browser for which the flash player is installed.

If you install a version NOT for Internet Explorer, the plugin will be installed in all your browsers: Chrome, Opera, FireFox and others. Accordingly, the version for IE is installed only in it. Also keep in mind that in Google Chrome Flash Player is already built-in, but it is not updated as often as official version player.

So, to install Adobe Flash Player, uncheck the installation box additional program or some add-on and click “Download”. A Save Installer window will open. We save, and then launch it as downloaded and follow the instructions of the wizard. At this stage you need to close all open browsers!

In case of installation problems, also check whether there are any running processes from browsers or simply restart your computer and run the installer again. When asked about the method for updating the flash player, I recommend leaving the first option “Allow Adobe to install updates” and clicking “Next”.

At the end, click “Finish” and that’s it, the installation is complete. You can open your browser and check that everything is working well.

How to check if Flash Player is installed correctly

If there are doubts about the normal operation of the player, then this is easy to check. We go to the address http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/find-version-flash-player.html and look: if we see a banner with moving elements, then everything is in order, but if there is just a gray square, then Flash doesn't work:

That's it, let's summarize and watch the video

In the simplest case, installation boils down to the following steps: automatic transition to the Adobe website, downloading and launching the installer.

I hope I clearly explained how to install Adobe Flash Player on your computer.

Incompatibility, failures, conflicts and other problems often arise due to incorrectly selected program modifications and additional module. The question is which version of Flash Player should be installed for stable operation browser and flash content, this also occurs for users of the Yandex browser. There is no clear answer in this area today, but we will try to understand the main features of choosing a plugin and browser combination.

Most users, when asked which plugin to choose Yandex browser, we advise you to pay most attention to the latest stable version available today. The remaining approaches have several disadvantages, although they are also associated with advantages.

Which Flash Player to install for Yandex browser:

• Old version. Many users leave outdated versions plugin, since they do not see significant changes after updates. We rarely notice differences between versions, since innovations are often aimed at closing old security holes, improving the performance of functions, adding new functionality, etc. All of the above changes are invisible to the naked eye. Disadvantages of the approach: system vulnerabilities that have been fixed in the latest versions, lack of support for some functions, frequent page crashes, freezes and animation lags, excessive loading of browser resources. Advantages: no need to update the plugin, support for older browser versions. All versions up to 31.0.0.1 are considered old.
• New version. At first glance, the best approach is to install the most latest versions, but it is important to understand how the development team works on the plugin. Conventionally, the development process can be divided into 3 stages: programming, closed testing and open testing. At the last stage suitable version is already available to everyone, but it is not complete and often has problems with optimization and support for some operating systems. Disadvantages: crashes and lags often appear, and sometimes it is completely impossible to load the plugin; there is no support for sites using outdated versions of Adobe Flash Player. Advantages: ability to use new functions, high performance(if there are no glitches), improved graphics.

Taking into account all of the above, when choosing which Flash Player is suitable for the Yandex browser, it is better to give preference to the stable version. Typically, stable Adobe Flash Player is marked as Stable, but it can be difficult to find information about the development stage of the version and you have to use technical documentation.

A simple method to find out the current version is to visit the page official website dedicated to this topic.

Another way to check stable version or not - install Flash Player on the system (we can do it from the link) and set its automatic update settings. Only stable versions will be loaded into the system.

Interesting! Moreover, the rule for choosing a stable modification of a program applies to most software products.

Which Flash Player for Yandex browser is relevant today?

As of Q3 2018, it is best to use Flash Player versions 31.0.0.108. Latest update plugin occurred on September 11, 2018. Before, current version there was a player 31.0.0.101. There were no significant differences in the latest version, so we can consider all modifications starting from 31.0.0.50 fresh and suitable.

It will be useful to know which type of Flash player is best for the Yandex browser, since not all modifications of the player work in the browser. For example, we often receive questions about installing the NPAPI player; we immediately note that these versions are no longer supported by the Yandex browser; now only the PPAPI module is installed, which is placed outside the main process. Thanks to the method of moving the plugin into another process, which was achieved by introducing a PPAPI plugin, the developers increased the performance of the entire browser and reduced the likelihood of the program freezing.

How to check the plugin version?

Finding out the version is easy; we can do this in several ways:

Knowing which Flash Player is needed today, it’s easier to choose correct version Yandex browser for comfortable surfing on sites with flash content. In order not to spend a lot of time selecting versions for an undemanding user, we recommend installing automatic updates of the Yandex web browser. To do this, go to the tab, click on “Show additional settings", look for the "System" section and activate "Update the browser even if it is not running."

For normal operation of any browser, additional components are required, otherwise Internet pages will not load completely, and many features will not be available at all. One of the main components of any Internet browser is Flash Player. Without it, you will not be able to view animations on Internet pages, play flash games, etc. Also from time to time Flash version Player needs to be updated.

You will need

• - Computer with Windows OS;
• - Revo Uninstaller program.

Instructions