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January 14, 2014
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Neither Flash Player nor Java working on Windows 8.1 with IE 11

  • January 14, 2014
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I have a new sony laptop with Windows 8 and IE 11.  I have upgraded to Windows 8.1.  Neither Flash Player nor Java are working despite having made all the recommended settings. Adobe recommends upgrading to Flash Player 12.00.38, but I can seem to get it installed. 

Whats wrong and how do I fix it?

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    Participant
    January 15, 2014

    same here, i try check my web info tercepat in IE with windows 8 operating system, but flash player says not working, what i can do to resolved this problem, i need help . . . .

    C_F_McBlob
    Inspiring
    January 15, 2014

    The link posted works fine with IE10 on my Windows 8 machine. The problem (as I continue to tell people) is IE11.

    Use another browser.

    C_F_McBlob
    Inspiring
    January 14, 2014

    Flash Player for IE in Windows 8 and 8.1 is embedded by Microsoft and you cannot update it here. It MUST be updated via Windows Update.

    The fatc that Java isn't working as well leads me to believe you have other problems, but IE11 (comes with Windows 8.1) has been a "rolling train wreck" since the day it was released. Websites and pages can't recognize the browser, so they don't recognize any of the plugins, like Flash Player. So far, Microsoft has made NO indication that they have any plan to fix it soon.

    Microsoft's recommendation is to use Compatibility View for affected pages, and "pretend" you're using an different browser. Trouble with that is it has seen limited success at best, and you have to individually enable it for EVERY page that has problems.

    I'm not big on "pretending" so I recommend actually using another browser.

    Firefox (from Mozilla)

    Opera (from Opera)

    Safari (from Apple)

    Chrome (from Google)

    ANY of those will work where IE11 won't, with the Flash Player Plug-in (For all other browsers), and Chrome doesn't even need that because it has its own Flash Player plugin built in.