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If you are an Internet user, you need to download and install Flash Player to view and interact with SWF (small web format) content. An SWF file contains vector-based animations and videos.

Why do you need to enable flash player in your browser?

Many web developers embed Flash player in their web pages as it is the single most popular multimedia platform in the world. Many web projects like online game portals are based on Flash player software. When developers use Flash player in the web pages, they have wider hosting options on the type of media and sources of those media on the page. Using flash player software also gives more content options to visitors which can be an advantage.

Besides being a reliable platform, Flash player is completely free and developers don’t have to worry about security issues as the software receives regular performance and security updates. Many times the flash player option is disabled in your internet browser which prevents you from watching the media hosted on the webpage. Here we have shared steps to enable flash player in popular web browsers.

Steps to enable flash in Google Chrome

• Launch Google chrome
• Type the following in the address bar – chrome://settings/content and hit Enter on the keyboard

• On the next screen look for option that mentions settings of Flash player
• Click Allow sites to run flash

• Click Done

There may be a few sites you access regularly and they need flash player to show content. You can activate flash player by default for these websites by following steps given below.

• Under Pop-ups, click Manage Exceptions

• Type the website URL for which you want to enable flash

• Make sure the behavior is set to Allow
• Click Done

Steps to enable flash in Mozilla Firefox

• Launch Firefox and click the hamburger menu icon(three horizontal bars) on the right
• When the menu opens, click Add-ons

• In the Plugins list, locate Shockwave flash player

• From the drop-down menu, choose Always Activate

Steps to enable flash in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft has renamed its browser – Edge. It is bundled with all the latest versions of the Windows operating system.

• Launch Edge browser
• Click the three vertical dot icons on the right to access settings
• In the next window, click View Advanced settings

• Click the toggle switch Use Adobe flash player and make sure it rests at the On position

Steps to enable flash in Opera browser

• Launch Opera browser
• The menu bar is located on left side of browser. Scroll down the menu bar and click Settings (cogwheel)

• Next click Websites
• Click Manage individual plug-ins
• In the next screen, look for the “Adobe flash player” option
• Click enable button

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Want to enable Adobe Flash on Chrome?

Then this post is just for you. We’ll show you how to enable as well as disable Flash on not only Chrome but also Firefox, Edge and Opera browser on Windows 10.

Enable Flash on Chrome

Here are the steps to follow.

• Launch Google Chrome
• In the address bar, type chrome://settings/content and press the Enter key
• Now navigate to Flash player settings on content settings screen. Then choose Allow sites to run Flash and finally click the Done button

• In case you want to add additional sites that permit Flash, click the Manage exceptions button

• Now type the address of the sites and once you’re finished, click the Done button

Enable Flash on Firefox

• Open Firefox, and click three-bar icon on the extreme top right hand corner. And then click the Add-ons button
• Click Plugins present in left pane, and in the drop-down menu click Always Activate next to Shockwave Flash
• To disable Flash, simply click Never Activate

Enable Flash on Opera

• Open a new page in Opera, click Settings and then click Websites
• Now scroll down and click Manage Individual plug-ins
• You’ll see a Disable button if you’ve correctly followed these steps

Enable Flash on Edge

• Open the Edge browser. Click the three-horizontal-dot icon in the top right-hand corner. Now click Settings
• Now scroll down a little and click the View advanced settings button
• Ensure the button below Use Adobe Flash Player is turned on

If you surf the internet and visit video streaming websites, you will need the flash player to be enabled on your browser.

Though HTML5 has become more popular now, there are several sites which use Flash to play video content.

In such cases, you will not be able to view video content if the flash plug-in is not installed and enabled.

In this post, we will show you how to enable flash in popular internet browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Steps to enable Flash in Google Chrome

• Open Google Chrome
• In the address bar, type chrome://settings/content and hit Enter on the keyboard
• In the Settings tab, scroll down to locate Flash settings
• Click Flash option
• Make sure the option – Ask first (recommended) option is selected. This will ensure you will be able to use Flash on specific websites.

• Open a new tab
• Open a website where you want to enable Flash.
• Click the lock icon that appears on the right of the URL
• From the drop-down menu, click Site Settings

• On the Site setting page, click the drop-down menu on the right of Flash and select Allow

• After you have enabled flash for the website, go back to the page and refresh it. Now you can see Flash content is automatically loaded in the page

Steps to enable Flash in Mozilla Firefox

• Launch Mozilla Firefox
• Click the menu option(three horizontal bars) that appear on the extreme right side of the address bar
• Click Add-ons

• In the Add-ons tab, click Plugins in the left column

• Go to Shockwave Flash plugin and click the drop-down menu and select Always Activate

• Close all tabs

Steps to enable Flash in Microsoft Edge

• Launch Microsoft Edge browser
• Click the three horizontal dots that appear on the top right-hand corner of the address bar
• From the menu that appears, click Settings
• Under the Advanced Settings header, click View Advanced settings

• Toggle the switch Use Adobe Flash Player to On position

After you have enabled Flash in Microsoft Edge, you need to perform additional steps to view flash content on a specific website.

• Open the website with missing flash content in Microsoft Edge
• When the site is loaded, you will see a puzzle piece on the right side of the URL. This indicates Adobe Flash is enabled in Microsoft Edge but the browser needs your permissions to play Flash content on the website
• Click the puzzle piece icon
• From the drop-down menu, click Allow once

• Now you can enjoy the Flash content on the website

Steps to enable Flash in Opera

• Launch Opera browser
• In the address bar, type opera://settings and hit Enter on keyboard
• On the settings page, type Flash in the search box to locate Flash settings quickly
• Click the radio button next to Allow sites to run Flash

• Next, click Manage exceptions button

• In the Flash exceptions screen, type the name of the domain and then select Allow

• Click Done
• Restart browser