Latest Flash Player needs to loaded everytime a file requires it!!!

Updated to Flash Player 11-15 (whatever it is) at least a dozen times and everytime I need to access a file that requires Flash Player to open, it automatically links to the DOWNLOAD button for FP!!!!  This is ridiculous as I have done at least a dozen times in past 3 days.  Although I occasionally use Chrome, I have been primarily using IE for browsing.  Don't recall in past 25 years ever having a problem downloading an Adobe program.  Tks