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Flash player IE 11 Windows 10 : confused

  • June 5, 2017
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Hi, I have been prompted to update Adobe Flash player 22 Active X version 22.00.1.192 . I am using Windows 10 and have IE 11 installed but I very rarely use it. I thought that Windows 10 updated Flash player, I get updates for Adobe from windows 10. When I tested Flash player on IE 11  it said I had version 25.0.0.171 -up to date. In manage  add ons I have Shockwave Flash object version 25.0.0.171 listed but no Flash player 22 Active X. In programs Flash player 22 Active X version 22.0.0.192 is listed and Flash player 25 NPAPI version 25.0.0171 but not Shockwave Flash object 25.0.0.71.

I am not very tech savvy and am confused about the above information and its significance. Can anybody explain what, if anything, I need to do. I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 about a year ago.

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    Correct answer _maria_

    Hi, Windows removed Flash Player 22 Active X from control panel. I ran the Kaspersky updater and it came back up to date.Does this solve the issue ?


    Yes. However, it's still a mystery as to how the entry was created.  Since I wasn't able to reproduce the behaviour, it's difficult, at best, to investigate further.  I apologize it took so long to resolve the issue.

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    Maria

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    _maria_
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    _maria_Community Manager
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    June 5, 2017

    As of Windows 8, Microsoft embeds Flash Player ActiveX Control in IE, and all updates are distributed by Microsoft via Windows Update.  The embedded version does not display in the list of installed programs as Microsoft considers it a component of IE (and Edge in Windows 10).

    Shockwave Flash Object and Flash Player ActiveX Control are the same thing, just referenced differently.

    Was this previously a Windows 7 system that you upgraded to Windows 8.1?

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    Tenderfoot2Author
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    June 5, 2017

    Hi, thanks for your response. No its a PC that came with Windows 8 or 8.1 installed, 8.1  I think, I then upgraded to 10 almost immediately. Thankyou for the explanation re Shockwave. I am still not sure what to do about FlashPlayer 22 which is installed and I presume was a 'legacy' that installed when I upgraded ? I am not sure whether it is OK to just uninstall it if it is serving no purpose ?

    _maria_
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    _maria_Community Manager
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    June 6, 2017

    Hi, the current version is 18,0,0,23 in both.

    I am using Chrome at the moment presumably I will have to close it first and then open EDGE to get the current version. It is picking up Chrome although says i have Flash disabled.

    Here are the screenshots . i have included the Secunia PSI which is listing Flash Active X with up to date entry. Prsumably this is referring to integrated IE 11. No sign of Flash Player 22 Active X.


    Kaspersky must be using the Control Panel entry to determine the Flash Player version. 

    I'm not sure how the Flash Player ActiveX entry was added to the Control Panel.  I do see an ActiveX control installation attempt for 22.0.0.192, using the MSI installer, on July 1, 2016, which coincides with the date in the Control Panel.  When I run the ActiveX Control MSI installer for 22.0.0.192 on my Windows 10 test system, it fails to install and does not create the Control Panel entry.  What happens when you go to Control Panel and try to uninstall Flash Player ActiveX control via the Control Panel entry?

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