Instructions to disable Flash Player on all browsers

Sometimes the errors involved and originating from Adobe Flash Player are the main reason you feel uncomfortable, or even consume your computer's system resources. Therefore, using Flash Player flexibly or disabling Flash Player is also a good way to get rid of discomfort and frustration when surfing the Web.

Part 1: Learn about Flash Player and Shockwave Player

1. Should I uninstall Shockwave Player or Flash Player?

If you are a tech fan or just a user, you've probably heard about security issues on Adobe Shockwave and Flash Player, especially information related to "dangerous vulnerabilities discovered." on Adobe '. And often you can see that security updates for Flash are released more often than Shockwave.

Users are advised not to install these software on their computers, and if they have been installed, they must regularly update the latest versions to ensure a higher level of security.

If you want to uninstall Adobe Shockwave and Flash Player for some security reason, you can refer to the steps to disable or uninstall Flash Player, Adobe Shockwave on Chrome browser, Internet Explorer. , Firefox or Edge browser in the following section of Network Administration.

Note:

Before proceeding to uninstall, you should check if your computer has Flash and Shockwave installed.

2. How do I know if you have installed Flash Player and Shockwave Player?

If you want to know if you have installed Adobe Flash Player or Adobe Shockwave Player on your computer, open Control Panel, then select Program & Features and you will see Shockwave Player or Flash Player installed on your computer as add -on or extension on the browser add-on manager.

Part 2: Disable Flash and Shockwave on all browsers

1. Disable Flash on Firefox browser

Disabling Flash on Firefox is not as difficult as you think.

First click on the Firefox menu icon (the three dashes icon in the upper right corner) then select Add-ons to open the Firefox Add-ons page.

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Next select the Plugins option on the left side of the sidebar.

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After the Plugins window appears, scroll down to find Shockware Flash and select Never Activate .

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Finally proceed to restart Firefox browser. From now on Flash has been disabled on your Firefox browser.

2. Disable Flash on Chrome browser

By default on Chrome browser, Flash is disabled. In case of necessity you can re-enable Flash.

However, if you want to completely disable Flash, you can follow the steps below:

First enter the chrome: // plugins URL in the address bar to open the Chrome Plugins page.

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Here, scroll down to find Adobe Flash Player , then click Disable.

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Finally proceed to restart Chrome browser. From now on Flash has been disabled on your Chrome browser.

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3. Disable Flash on Internet Explorer

To disable Flash in Internet Explorer, first open the Settings menu (Settings) by clicking on the small jag icon in the top right corner, then select Manage Add-ons to open the Manage Add- window. ons.

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At the Manage Add-ons window, select the Toolbars and Extensions option. Next find the Shockwave Flash Object extension and right-click it and select Disable.

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From now on Flash has been disabled on your Internet Explorer browser.

4. Disable Flash on Opera browser

To disable Flash in Opera browser, first click Opera in the top left corner, then select the Settings option (Settings) to open the Opera Settings page (Opera Settings).

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Here you select Websites (located on the left side of the sidebar), then select Manage individual plugins under the Plugins section.

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After the Plugins page appears, find Adobe Flash Player and click Disable.

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From now on Flash has been disabled on your Opera browser.

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5. Disable Flash on Safari browser

To disable Flash on the Safari browser, click on the Settings icon in the top right corner and select the Preferences option to open the Preferences window.

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Here you find the Security tab, then uncheck Enable Plug-ins and close the Preferences window.

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From now on Flash has been disabled on your Safari browser.

6. Disable Adobe Flash Player on Edge browser

To disable Adobe Flash Player on the Edge browser, on the Edge browser window, click on the 3 dots icon in the top right corner of the screen, then select Settings.

Next scroll down to find and select View advanced settings.

On the next window, look for an option called Use Adobe Flash Player. By default this option is set to ON. Your task is to switch the option state to OFF.

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You can refer to some articles below:

1. Instructions for changing the default web browser in Windows 7

2. Chrome is still the most popular browser with 34% market share

3. 44 shortcuts are useful on all browsers

Good luck!