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Anonymous
September 17, 2016
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Flash Player locks up Firefox.

  • September 17, 2016
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I've having the same issue with Firefox.  Installed the update today and now it completely locks up my browser anytime I try to access a website with a Flash video.  Had to use Task Manager to close out of Firefox, then uninstalled the update which made Firefox work fine again.  I reinstalled the Flash Player update with the same results.

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    jeromiec83223024
    jeromiec83223024
    Inspiring
    September 23, 2016

    There are some classic architectural hangs between Flash and Firefox. 

    For some reason, the stability issue seem to be more prevalent on some machines, but the common denominator isn't clear.  The 64-bit Firefox version implements a native NPAPI sandbox, which is inherently more efficient than the sandbox we bolted on for 32-bit Firefox. For the vast majority of affected users, this change fixes the whole class of random hangs.

    You can find the 64-bit variant here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/

    _maria_
    _maria_
    Legend
    September 19, 2016

    @red12345 ,

    I branched your post to a new topic as your issue is not related to the topic you posted to.  That topic is specific to the PPAPI plugin version 23 not working on Windows XP/Vista.


    What operating system, including version, are you using?

    These resources may also be helpful in troubleshooting Flash Player issues on Firefox:

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