Fix Shockwave Flash crash error in Google Chrome

In the following article, we will guide you how to fix errors that occur on Google Chrome browser when the application supports Shockwave Flash encountered an error and stopped working.

1. Download the latest version of Google Chrome
2. Download Adobe Flash Player for free

The reason we are talking about Chrome is how the browser handles and displays Flash content. While other browsers tend to install Flash applications from the host system, Chrome includes this mechanism from within. When everything works stably, there is absolutely no problem, and the internal Flash installation process is always updated with each Chrome version. In a sense, there is more than one version of Flash trying to install and run in the system, and this causes Google Chrome to crash, because of wondering which Flash to handle.

But in fact, things don't always work out, because Chrome will encounter many "puzzled" cases between installing Flash of the operating system and Flash inside the browser. The result is lag, jerky screen, excessive memory usage, and all content with Flash will crash with an error message: The following plug-in has crashed: Shockwave Flash .

First of all, we can easily recognize the message displayed when an Shockwave-related error occurs but technically there is nothing related to Adobe's application. Next, not all Flash components that encounter errors in the browser are the result of a conflict during the installation.

To fix it, type about: plugins in the Address box of Chrome , then the system will list all the plugins that have been installed in the browser (other than Extensions ), search the Flash section here. If you see Flash (2 Files) as shown above, this is the part we need to fix. Also in this window, in the upper right corner there will be [+] Details icon, press this button to display the details of the selected plug-in. Then return to Flash.

You will see the information shown as above, 2 Flash objects installed, 1 Chrome (zoned with red box) and 1 of the operating system (below). All we need to do here is click the Disable Flash link inside Chrome (located in the browser's AppData folder).

After that, restart Chrome , visit Adobe's test page to check again. If displayed as shown below, our problem has been fixed:

Very simple and easy, wish you success!