How do I enable Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported?

Note: Adobe Flash will no longer be supported after 2020. Microsoft plans to remove Flash from Windows entirely by the end of 2020.

Because Flash will no longer be supported after 2020, it is turned off by default in the new Microsoft Edge. Other browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla, and Safari are also planning on removing Adobe Flash in the same timeframe.

For more information about the end of Flash support, see Adobe Flash end of support on December 31, 2020.

Here’s how to allow or block Flash permanently for individual websites:

  1. Go to Settings and more Settings .

  2. In the left navigation, select Site permissions.

  3. In Site permissions, select Adobe Flash.

  4. Set the toggle on for the Ask before running Flash option.

The Block and Allow lists will be available after you visit a site that uses Flash.  

The next time you visit a site the uses Flash, the browser will ask for your permission before allowing Flash to run. 

Note: This topic is for the new Microsoft Edge . Get help for the legacy version of Microsoft Edge.

Need more help?

As of 2021, Adobe has ended support for the Flash Player plugin. Flash content, including audio and video, will no longer play back in any version of Chrome.

Visit the Chrome blog to learn more.

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Adobe Flash is a software platform for the browser that enables the display multimedia such as animations and other graphical content that is being phased out of active development. Flash is still used in some platforms, such as OWL, and requires being enabled in most browsers in order to properly show content.

The steps below will show you how to enable Flash for a particular website in each of the major browsers in order to view content.

How to Enable Flash in Microsoft Edge:

  1.  Navigate to the website you want to enable Flash on.
  2. Select the information icon next to the website's address in the address bar to bring up the drop-down as shown and click on Allow Adobe Flash.
  3. Under Website Permissions, ensure the slider for Adobe Flash is moved to the On position as shown.

How to Enable Flash in Microsoft Internet Explorer:

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Select the Settings cog
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    at the top right-hand side of the window and select Manage add-ons from the menu that appears.
  3. Make sure Show: on the lower-left hand side has All add-ons selected and highlight Shockwave Flash Player in the list. Then click Enabled to enable it.
  4. Select Close in the bottom right to return to the webpage, and reload it if necessary. Flash should now be working!

How to Enable Flash in Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
  2. Navigate to a page that uses Adobe Flash and a new add-on icon
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    will appear next to it in the address bar. Click that icon to open the menu. Select the checkbox next to Remember this decision if you want to continue to allow Flash to run on this site in the future. Then click Allow.

How to Enable Flash in Google Chrome:

  1. Open the website you want to enable Flash on.
  2. Click the information icon
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    or the lock icon
    How do I enable Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported?
    in the website addressbar at the top left. From the dropdown that appears, select Site Settings.
  3. From the menu that appears, next to Flash, select Allow.
  4. Close the Settings window. you may need to reload the page with Flash content that you were trying to access.

How to Enable Flash in Apple Safari:

  1. Open the website you want to enable flash on.
  2. From the menu bar, choose Safari and then Preferences.
  3. Select the Websites tab and then underneath Plug-ins, ensure that the box next to Adobe Flash Player is selected.
  4. Once selected you will see a list of websites. From the website you want to enable Flash for in the list and change the drop-down to On.
  5. Close the window and return to the page you were previously on. Reload the webpage if necessary.

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What happens when Flash Player is not supported?

As of 2021, Adobe has ended support for the Flash Player plugin. Flash content, including audio and video, will no longer play back in any version of Chrome. Visit the Chrome blog to learn more.

Is there any browser that still supports Flash 2022?

Most of the popular web browsers do not support Adobe Flash Player. However, there are some web browsers that still support Flash. The web browsers that support Flash are Opera, Dolphin, Kiwi, FlashFox, and Puffin. On the contrary, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari do NOT support Flash.