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Sazerac7
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March 21, 2013
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Adobe Flash Player requires me to click "OK" each time I need it?

  • March 21, 2013
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My Flash Player refuses to run automatically, can anyone help? I'm tired of clicking OK each time I need it as I browse. This only started 2 weeks ago. Before that there were no problems so, I'm embarrassed to say that I must have somehow caused this myself. So far, I've gone to my "plugins" page and everything is set as "enabled".  I'm not sure what else to do. I have Win XP Home, Adobe flash player 11 installed. I hope someone can help.

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Correct answer diegopoop

If anyone is still having this problem, I solved my issue by clicking on the Opera tab in the top left corner and switching "Opera turbo" to off.

I was also having problems waiting for videos to load and getting a "Adobe/Shockwave plugin is slowing down your computer" error message.  This solved that problem as well.

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nain
nain
Participant
November 27, 2014

chrome://plugins [type in Chrome address bar]

Flash Player

Enable AND CHECK 'Always Allowed'

It was the 'Always Allowed' unchecked that gave me that annoying puzzle piece and required clicking each time.

Hope it works for you!

    MichaelHand
    MichaelHand
    Participant
    December 18, 2014

    That did it for me, thank you

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    Anonymous
    September 19, 2014

    I am having this same problem, only I'm on a Mac running Mavericks, using Google Chrome. I just recently updated the flash player and that's when this started. Safari is not having this problem. I do have 4 extensions running:

    Do Share

    Hover Zoom

    Pin it Button

    Stumble Upon

    Has anyone found a solution to this yet? diegopoop's resolution appears to be for Opera only. Thanks!

    diegopoop
    diegopoopCorrect answer
    Participant
    August 28, 2014

    If anyone is still having this problem, I solved my issue by clicking on the Opera tab in the top left corner and switching "Opera turbo" to off.

    I was also having problems waiting for videos to load and getting a "Adobe/Shockwave plugin is slowing down your computer" error message.  This solved that problem as well.

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      Vanquish12V
      Participant
      September 8, 2014

      You are a genius and a beautiful person.

      Thank you SO much!

      chris.campbell
      chris.campbell
      Legend
      March 22, 2013

      I suspect you haven't done anything wrong.  Let's start by taking a look at what version is reported as being installed.  Please visit this page and let us know if you see an animation and what version is displayed.

      Flash Player Version

      Thanks,

      Chris

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      Sazerac7Author
      Participant
      March 22, 2013

      When I went to the Flash Player Version link you suggested, the window that

      was to display an animated scene, I saw a dark grey background with puzzle

      piece and a message "Click to run Adobe Flash Player". Once I clicked on it

      there was a ball moving back and forth and a message saying "Flash Player

      is running on your system." I checked the version I have by going to my

      "Add or Remove Programs" in my Control Panel and the version is

      11.6.602.180.

      chris.campbell
      chris.campbell
      Legend
      March 22, 2013

      This sounds like you have a third party extension installed that is stopping Flash from running by default.  What web browser are you using?

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