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Anonymous
November 28, 2017
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Flash player with Opera

  • November 28, 2017
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I use Opera  on Windows 10 64 bit.  I play games which require flash like Farmville but I don't know if i need the stand alone flash player or not since I was told that Opera has its own build in flash. I am able to play farmville but  I have tried to download the flash player but every time I check it on the adobe site it says its not installed but it shows up in my control panel. How am I suppose to change settings and delete websites I have visited from the Website Storage Settings panel when it tells me I need flash in order to use it.  The adobe website to check to see if flash is installed says I don't have it but it appears in my control panel.  Do I actually need the stand alone version if I have Opera.  Could you please clear this up.  Thank you.

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    _maria_
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    _maria_Community Manager
    Community Manager
    November 28, 2017

    Opera does not embed Flash Player, Google Chrome and IE and Edge on Windows 8.x/10 do, but not Opera.


    Opera is a fork of Chromium and recently implemented Flash click-to-play, which forces users to 'allow' Flash for each site.  The implementation for this can vary by site.  For example. if you go to https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html and click 'Check Now', the widget may indicate Flash Player is either not installed or not enabled.  Click the 'Adobe Flash Player download' link displays the info bar asking if the user wants to enable Flash for the site:

    Alternatively, enable Flash via Opera Settings:

    1. Launch Opera
    2. Navigate to settings
    3. In the menu on the left, select Websites
    4. Locate the Flash section and click Manage Exception button link
      • Alternatively, skip steps 2-4 and go directly to opera://settings/contentExceptions#plugins
    5. In the Hostname pattern field enter helpx.adobe.com and in the corresponding drop-down menu, select Allow
    6. click Done to close the Manage Exceptions window

    If you've enabled Flash and it's still not working, it's possible Chrome's Site Engagement Index for the page is too low.  Since Opera is based on Chromium, the same Flash Player click-to-play settings from Chrome translate over to Opera.  See the following for more information:  Site Engagement - The Chromium Projects​, https://www.ghacks.net/2016/12/11/google-chrome-html5-roll-out-plan/ , Google Groups 

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    Anonymous
    November 28, 2017

    Thank you for your answer however following the directions you gave me I am still unable to use the global settings. I thank you for your time and quick response.

    _maria_
    Community Manager
    _maria_Community Manager
    Community Manager
    November 28, 2017

    please provide the direct link to the content you are attempting to view.

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