Adobe Flash Player is one of the most impersonated pieces of software on the Internet. If you're not careful, you can accidentally install adware instead of Adobe Flash.
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How to disable Adobe Flash Player
How can the answer be improved? If you installed Adobe Flash Player, but still cannot view online videos on certain websites, you need to check Adobe Flash Player on your browsers. How to set up Adobe Flash Player on various browsers. Launch Safari and go to the Apple menu bar and click Preferences.
Google Chrome
1. Type 'chrome://plugins' into a new browser tab and hit Enter or Return.
2. Click the Disable link under Adobe Flash Player.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
1. Click the gear icon at the top right of the browser window.
2. Scroll down to and click Manage add-ons.
3. Select Shockwave Flash Object.
4. Click Disable.
Mozilla Firefox
How To Get Free Adobe Flash Player For Mac
1. Click the stacks icon at the top right of the browser window. (Or type 'about:addons' into a new browser tab.)
2. Scroll down to and click Add-ons.
3. Scroll down to Shockwave Flash and change the setting to Never Activate.
Apple Safari
1. Click Safari in the menu bar.
2. Scroll down to Preferences and click.
3. Click the Security tab in the pop-up window.
4. Click the second Website Settings button, next to Allow Plug-ins.
5. Select Adobe Flash Player.
6. Select Block.
7. Click Done.
Opera
How To Get Adobe Flash Player For Certain Websites
1. Type 'opera:plugins' into a new browser tab and hit Enter or Return.
2. Scroll down to Shockwave Flash and click Disable.
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