Flash Player doesnt' work in Edge

Question

Using Edge in Windows 10, Adobe Flash Player does not work. Going to helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/flash-player-issues-windows-10-edge.html and using the "Test Flash Player" button I receive the following message, "Flash Player is currently disabled. Please follow the troubleshooting steps below to play Flash content.". However, going into Advanced settings Adobe Flash is indeed enabled. I've tired to disable, restart, Edge/Windows, re-enable with no luck. Please help.

jeromiec83223024 · Answer

Edge continues to be a moving target. I don't really trust that test page for Edge at the moment. We keep fixing it, but it regularly breaks.

If you can see simplistic Flash content like this, you're good:

http://www.homestarrunner.com/

First, confirm that ActiveX Filtering is configured to allow Flash content:

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/867968

Internet Explorer 11 and Edge introduce a number of changes both to how the browser identifies itself to remote web servers, and to how it processes JavaScript intended to target behaviors specific to Internet Explorer. Unfortunately, this means that content on some sites will be broken until the content provider changes their site to conform to the new development approach required by modern versions of IE.

You can try to work around these issues by using Compatibility View:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/use-compatibility-view#ie=ie-11

If that is too inconvenient, using Google Chrome may be a preferable alternative.

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