Every Internet user uses video materials in one way or another. A person can watch something, upload, watch online broadcasts. And very often the video serves as a source of information on social networks. What should the user do if video files suddenly stop playing in the browser? And audio files are read every other time?

Flash player problems - how to solve them quickly?

The root cause of any disconnection of the video signal and playback of video files is problems with the flash player. There are several of them:

  • the video is played in the old version of the browser;
  • the player plugin should be updated;
  • the required plugin has not been downloaded.

So, to play any video file on Internet pages, so that there are no conflicts on the computer or the same laptop, there must be a plug-in Adobe flash player... You can and should download it on the manufacturer's official page, and there you can always download the updated version.

To do this, just go to the site by clicking on the Adobe button. When the dialog box is opened, the user can be automatically redirected to the main page, moreover, to an English-language site. To do this, you need to select your country and your language at the bottom of the page.

Then, on the top panel, you should click the products and in the right part of the window under the download button, select the required plugin.

After that, in the window that opens, the user will be prompted to select the operating system installed and the browser used. After that, the Load button will become active, and you can click it.

After that, the download of the installation file will begin. This plugin plays not only video but also audio. Therefore, if in any social network - VKontakte or classmates, some audio files suddenly disappeared, became inactive or video files do not play, then perhaps this is a problem with updating the plug-in.

The update follows the same pattern. You need to go to the official website, choose to download the same program and select the parameters of the browser and operating system. After that, a new, more advanced one will be written over the already installed plug-in. But it must be properly launched so that it correctly reproduces video and audio, and not only on social networks (contact, Facebook, etc.), but also on such popular resources as Youtube, Rutube, etc.

To download such a plug-in, it is enough in the download folder, double-click on the downloaded file. After that, the program will ask whether to run the file, you should answer yes.

After that, the program will clarify whether the user wants to install all updates, the user selects the desired options and clicks the next step - Next.

After that, the download process will go through, at the same time it will start updating or installing optional antivirus application McAfea Security Scan... If desired, you can turn it off by clicking on the cross.

After that, a full load bar and a finish button will appear. After clicking it, the plug-in is installed on the computer. After that, it is recommended to reboot and try to play audio and video files in different browsers.

After updating the plugin, you can simply exit the browser or reboot too.

It so happens that the browser automatically resets the plugin settings. And in this case, the video either takes a very long time and is ineffectively loaded, or a white window appears before launching with an inscription asking whether to turn on the hardware connection? In this case, the user must click ok or yes again, and the video will start again.

Moreover, the opposite rule also works, if the checkbox is checked, then it can be removed from the hardware connection and see if the video will work.

This menu can be invoked by clicking on the unplayable video, right-clicking and clicking options.

One of the most prone to such bugs browsers are Opera and Internet Explower... And therefore, if such errors occur, you need to try to update the browser.

The reasons for the conflict between the browser and the plugin are named:

  1. Incorrectly updated plugin, with an un-updated browser;
  2. There is no automatic update of both the browser and plugins;
  3. Conflict between new plugin and old browser

Therefore, the reason in the browser is not so common, but still, such conflicts can block video playback.

The first thing the user has to do is check if the same video is playing in another browser. If so, then you need to clear the cache and update the browser so that there are no conflicts. You can download the update on the official pages of each browser - Yandex, Google chrome, Opera.

In different browsers, you need to perform a different sequence of actions for this. So in the Mozilla browser, you need to select settings, privacy, and select to delete all recent history and in the window that opens, check the cookies and cache and click ok. After that, you can restart the browser and try to play the video again.

After such procedures, all passwords on any forum, social network, where the user visited before, will be cleared. Therefore, you will have to re-authorize on any site that requires it.

If the user recently updated the operating system, then it may well be that the new operating system has incomplete or outdated drivers and they come into conflict with the new operating system. This reason for refusing to scroll a video is not as common as others, but it does take place.

The user can also download drivers for his video card from the official website of the manufacturer of the video card. Documents for a computer or laptop will help to determine the video card.

So the drivers for the Nvidea video card can be found. And so on for almost any kind of video card.

If an integrated approach did not help, and all these procedures did not help to play the video, then the last reliable option is to scan the entire system for viruses. And it's better not with the antivirus that the user has by default. One of the simplest and most reliable antivirus programs available to everyone is Avast. Easy to download, even easier to launch. And it detects viruses very well.

If this did not help, then perhaps the reason is a breakdown of the equipment and you will have to call the master.

No one (not even adobe.com) knows why Flash Player is not working. They also provide a list of recommendations. Some of this list made it into this article. The recommendations are arranged in ascending order of difficulty. Following the recommendations at some stage, the Flash player will still work, but it is not known at what stage. In conclusion, I will give a shorter list which, most likely, I will use. This, of course, is not the easiest option, but, it seems to me, a shorter one.

1. Updating the browser

First, a short educational program. What you need to know about Adobe Flash Player.

There are two versions of Adobe Flash Player

  • For Internet Explorer browser
  • For all other browsers

You also need to know that Flash Player is built into Google Chrome and it is updated along with the browser.

In any case, you need to update your browser.

2. Turn on the Flash Player plugin in the browser

For correct operation, you need Adobe Flash Player to be installed and enabled in your browser.

How to enable Flash Player in Internet Explorer

Open the main menu and select "Configure add-ons"

Selecting "Types of add-ons" - "Toolbars and extensions"

"Show" - "All add-ons"

Find the Shockwave Flash Object and if its state is "Disabled", click the "Enable" button at the bottom right. We restart the browser and try it.

If the Shockwave Flash Object add-ons are not, then you just need to install the Adobe Flash Player.

How to enable Flash Player in Firefox

Open the FireFox menu and select "Add-ons"

Select "Plugins" on the left and look for "Shockwave Flash" on the right. From the drop-down menu, select "Always include"

Restart Firefox. If Flash Player does not work read on. If the "Shockwave Flash" plugin is not available, you need to install the Adobe Flash Player.

How to enable Flash Player in Opera

Open a new tab and write in the address bar - opera: // plugins

Select "All" on the left, find "Adobe Flash Player" click "Enable". Restart Opera.

How to enable Flash Player in Google Chrome

In a new tab, write chrome: // plugins /... On the top right, click "More"

Find Adobe Flash Player and disable one of them. Restart your browser and try.

If it doesn't work, enable the disabled plugin and disable the other. If it doesn't work, read on.

3. Clear the Flash Player cache

We open the Start menu and in the search field write “ % appdata% \ Adobe". Press Enter or select the found folder "Adobe"

Delete the "Flash Player" folder

In the same way, we follow the path " % appdata% \ Macromedia"And delete the" Flash Player "folder. We launch the browser and check. If Adobe Flash Player doesn't work, read on.

4. Delete all Flash Player data

Go to "Start> Control Panel". Install View - "Large icons" and select "Flash Player"

In the opened Flash Player Settings Manager, go to the "Advanced" tab and click "Delete All ..."

We check the checked box "Delete all data and site settings" and press the button "Delete data"

We close the window, open the browser and check. If Flash Player does not work read on.

5. Disable Flash Player hardware acceleration

http://www.adobe.com/ru/products/flashplayer.html

Click on the picture with the right mouse button and select "Options"

Uncheck and turn off hardware acceleration

We press "Close". We restart the browser and check. If it doesn't work, read on.

6. Updating Adobe Flash Player

First, let's just update the Adobe Flash Player.

7. Reinstall Adobe Flash Player

If installing a fresh version on top of it did not work, we will try to uninstall Adobe Flash Player completely and install the fresh version.

8. Reinstall the browser

If all of the above did not work, then I would reinstall the browser. Naturally, you need to save your bookmarks or set up synchronization.

You can reinstall another browser in the same way. We download and install all browsers from the official sites.

9. Recovering system files

If Adobe Flash Player is not working then I would uninstall the browser and uninstall Flash Player. Carried out the restoration of system files. Reinstalled the browser and Adobe Flash Player.

10. Updating drivers

The last hope before reinstalling the system is to update the drivers. We just take and install the latest drivers for your computer. If nothing worked, then either go to another browser, or reinstall Windows.

Conclusion

I like the Google Chrome browser. You don't need to install Adobe Flash Player for it. If Flash Player does not work, you just need to reinstall Chrome. If this does not work, then I would uninstall the browser, check the computer for viruses and restore the system files. Then I would install Google Chrome. The Flash Player has to make money. If not, then Windows would be reinstalled.

What to do if Adobe Flash Player is not working? Many people have Adobe Flash Player installed on their computers. How does it work, and also what is the general principle of operation of flash technology.

Flash Player does not work

What to do if Adobe Flash Player is not working?

Many have installed on their computer Adobe flash player, but not everyone knows what kind of program it is, how it works, and also what is the general principle of operation of flash technology.

Most often, the first acquaintance with the program begins as follows: games stop running on your computer, video and audio do not play, or on some sites the menu stops responding when you click on any sections. Usually, in order to find out what caused all this and return it as it was, you start doing the appropriate ones.

Most likely, they will tell you right away that your Flash Player has crashed or is simply outdated. And accordingly, in order to solve the problem, you will be offered to download updates or completely remove it from your computer and download it again.

The reason may also be hidden in the settings of the Player plugin in the browser that you downloaded. But all this is said only in general terms, so it can be difficult for an inexperienced user to understand and fix the problem. Therefore, in this article we will take a closer look at the question installing, configuring, updating and removing the program on your computer.

How to update Flash Player

In some browsers, the Flash Player plugin is initially built in and is automatically updated when the engine itself is updated. A prime example is the popular Google Chrome browser. But for a number of reasons, it can shut down even here. How to fix this situation, we will describe a little below.

The player has a system module that can track available updates by itself. You may have already seen the window that appears when you turn on the computer, which prompts you to install them.

It is best not to ignore the opportunities that are available, as these could be security updates that will save your device from any kind of infection. Application developers regularly look for all possible security holes and try to quickly close them. Therefore, if you see such a window, feel free to update.

There is even a dedicated Surfpatrol extension for all types of browsers. It will inform you that the operating system contains outdated versions of any applications and plugins.

If you do not want to install additional extensions, but want to know, the most recent version of Flash you have it or not, then there is a way to do it through the official developers. To do this, go to the page //helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html and click "Check Now".

However, the player may suddenly stop working in your browser. Let's figure out what to do in such a situation.

Installing Flash Player

The easiest way is to go to the Adobe player page and click on the "Install" button. This will determine your operating system and browser version.

If this information turned out to be incorrect, then click on the link "I need a player for another computer." There you can already choose what you need.

If you use the Google Chrome browser, then you do not need a separate installation, but you can download the system model of Adobe® Flash® Player.

More often than not, this is enough. But if the problem is not resolved, then there may be various reasons. In this case, it is best to completely reinstall the flash player. To do this, close all browsers that you have open. After that click "Start", select "Control Panel" and click on the "Programs and Features" button. In the list that appears, find the required line and remove the program or plugin. Then you should go to the official website of Adobe Flash Player and reinstall it. This should help.

How to remove the flash player correctly?

Sometimes the problem remains after such manipulations. In this case, you should use special program Uninstall Flash Player from the official developer, which will completely get rid of the "tails". This can be done as follows:

  1. Download the utility named above;
  2. Close all browsers and programs open on your computer. It is also worth checking their possible work in the background. If you dismiss this point, then the complete removal may not occur and then the problem will remain unresolved;
  3. Run the utility. In the window that appears, you will see installation instructions, which you need to follow;
  4. After the program finishes the process of removing the player, you should restart your computer.
  5. Then install Flash Player from the official site. How to check if it works for you? To do this, go to the following link: //helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html. At the fifth point, you should see an animation of clouds and a tree floating across the sky. If it works fine, it means that you did everything right.

Enabling Flash Player Plugin in Browser

If the flash stopped working, then in addition to the above-mentioned method of removing the player from the operating system and reinstalling it, you can delve into the browser settings. So, Adobe Flash Player is a plugin, so sometimes it can simply be disabled. That is, to solve the problem, you just need to turn it on. Let's take a look at how to do this, depending on which browser you are using.

Google Chrome: enter the command in the address bar

Then press the Enter button on your keyboard. After that, a page will appear, which will display a list of all plugins installed in the browser. You just need to find the line with the Adobe Flash Player and see if it is enabled or not. If disabled, then click the "Enable" button located opposite it.

If it is enabled, but the video is not played (as well as audio), and the menu of some sites is not available, then find the "Always allow" field and check the box in it.

Yandex browser: here the procedure is identical to the previous one (this is due to the fact that both browsers have the same engine). The only difference is that the following command should be entered into the address bar:

browser: // plugins

Opera: in case you have the latest browser versions installed (older than 12), then use the same method that we described for Chrome, that is, call the plugins window and check if the player is enabled or not.

Mazila Firefox: select the button with three horizontal stripes (located on the top right), and in the menu that opens, click on the "Add-ons" item. A page appears with a Plugins tab on the left side. Next, you need to find the Shockwave Flash line (this is another name for the same flash player). Then, as in the previous options, check if it is enabled and, if necessary, change the plug-in status to "Always include".

Internet Explorer: In this browser, it is a little more difficult to activate the player. The description of this process will turn out to be too cumbersome, so it will be easier and clearer to watch a video that shows the procedure in detail.

If neither reinstalling nor enabling the plug-in in the browser brought any results, and you still cannot open the video, listen to audio and select items in the menu on some sites, then you will not be able to cope with this issue on your own. Therefore, do not hesitate to ask the developers for help directly by describing your problem in detail.


Flash Player is considered one of the most popular technologies for playing video, music or games in browsers. Even though many browsers have recently turned off support for Flash Player and switched to the newer HTML5 technology, a Flash player may be required to run videos or games on some sites.

In this article, we will look at why Flash Player does not work, and how to enable it in the most popular browsers such as Opera, Chrome, Firefox, Yandex Browser and Microsoft Edge.

Flash Player does not work in Google Chrome

Google has disabled Flash Player support by default in its Chrome browser, so if you want to enable it then you have to do it yourself.

1. Open the Google Chrome browser.

2. In the address bar, enter chrome: // settings / content and press Enter.

3. On the content settings screen, find the Flash section. Select Allow sites to run Flash, then click Finish to save your changes.

4. If you want not all sites to run Flash Player, but only some of them, then click the "Manage Exceptions" button.

5. Enter the site address here and click "Finish" to save your changes.

Flash Player not working in Firefox

1. Open Firefox browser.

2. In the upper right corner, click on the icon with three stripes. Select the "Add-ons" option.

3. In the menu on the left, click on "Plugins", and next to Shockwave Flash, select "Always On" from the drop-down list.

4. If you want to disable Flash Player, just select "Always off".

Flash Player does not work in Opera

1. Open the Opera browser.

2. Click the "Settings" button located in the sidebar on the left side.

3. Select the "Sites" option.

4. Scroll down a bit and select "Manage individual plugins ..." under "Plugins".

5. Make sure you see the Disable button if you want Adobe Flash Player to work.

Flash Player not working in Microsoft Edge

1. Open the Edge browser.

2. In the upper right corner, click on the three-dot icon, and then select "Settings".

3. Scroll down and select "View advanced settings".

4. Make sure the "Use Adobe Flash Player" option is enabled.

5. Refresh the web page for the changes to take effect.

Flash Player does not work in Yandex Browser

1. Open Yandex Browser.

2. In the address bar, enter browser: // plugins and press Enter.

3. Click on "Enable" in the "Adobe Flash Player" section.

Ready! We have considered the most popular reasons why Flash Player does not work in Opera, Chrome, Firefox and others, as well as how to enable Flash Player in the browser.

Sometimes users are faced with a problem when windows media player does not work, a global search for a solution to the problem begins. There are many Soviets, but in reality there are only a few workers.

Today I will show you 3 easy ways to get the media player to work normally, as it was originally. And as a bonus, at the end of the article, you can watch a video lesson in which, using a practical example, it is shown how to perform all the necessary actions.

Introduction

If you read on, it means that the standard windows media player, which you have always used, is no longer running, or maybe you are just a curious user who wants to be armed with knowledge just in case.

Therefore, before starting to solve the problem, I will tell you a little about the reasons why people are faced with this problem. After all, the majority begins to scream that they say that the virus has picked up, yes, of course, this happens, but very rarely. Basically, a failure occurs in the operating system and the media player crashes data libraries or launch keys in the registry. The situation is not very pleasant, but easily solvable.

Dear readers, the main thing is not to rush, do everything in order. There is no need to immediately jump to the last option, because the problems are different and only by applying all the available steps you can restore the work of your windows media playera. Let's get down to business.

Restarting media components

The easiest way to solve the problem with a non-working player is to reboot it, for this you need to perform a number of simple steps.

Go to the "Start" menu and select the "Control Panel" section

Now we are looking for the section "Programs and components / Removing or changing programs", go to:

Go to the section "Turn Windows features on or off"

We are waiting for a few seconds to load and we see in front of us a small window in which we need to find the line "Components for working with multimedia", our task is to uncheck this line and apply the settings. Be careful, you will be prompted to restart your computer, this must be done.

After you have applied the new settings and rebooted your computer, just go back to this menu again and put the checkmark that you removed in place, after that we try to start the windows media player. If the problem persists, then do not despair, just go to the next method and everything will definitely work out.

Re-registering system libraries

Quite a complicated process from the technical point of view, but in practice it is very easy to carry out and thousands of users in a minute use their player in normal mode, I wish you good luck too. Our task is to put things in order in the system libraries, for this we simply click the "Start" menu and write the command right in the search bar: regsvr32 jscript.dll

Next, we enter two more commands:

  • regsvr32 vbscript.dll
  • regsvr32 wmp.dll

It turned out three commands, which you applied in turn, the main thing is not to skip more than one, just registered, applied and the same thing with the next and with the next. And when finished, we try to turn on our non-working windows media player.

As a result? Has the problem been resolved? I think that after that almost all users are happy with the player without any problems, but if you are still suffering, because you have some special problem, then it's time to move on to "heavy artillery".

Auto Repair Media Playera

At this stage, everything is incredibly simple, our task is to go to the official Microsoft support site and find a free utility there that should automatically test a number of problem cases related to the windows media player and eliminate them immediately.

Agree, it's very cool and incredibly simple, the main thing is to help. And for this we proceed to action.

And now we download the same program to your computer:

After you have downloaded the utility, just run it and follow the clear instructions:

For those who still doubt their abilities a little or are worried that they will make a mistake. Then I have already foreseen this and prepared for you a detailed video with practical examples, where I myself go through each step before your very eyes. It remains only to look and repeat on your computer. Happy viewing.

Watch video: Windows Media Player does not work, there is a solution!

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