flash player

[Resyk]

i cannot download latest flash player...says my version of windows (10) came installed with it. had issues so I uninstalled it, consequently it will not allow me to re-install it as it says my version of windows already has it...and it no longer does....any remedies/suggestions?

[Carm01]

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[_maria_]

As of Windows 8, Microsoft embeds Flash Player in IE, and Edge in Windows 10.  They consider it a protected system file and lock the file to prevent its deletion.  Of course, nothing stops a user from unlocking the files and deleting the them, which appears to be what you have done.  Since Microsoft embeds Flash Player in IE/Edge all updates are released by Microsoft a separate standalone installer does not exist.  You can try one of the following to restore Flash Player to your system:

• Run sfc /scannow from the Windows Command Prompt
• Refresh Windows 10: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/windows-10-recovery-options​ See Reset Your PC > Keep my files

If neither of these work, you may need to re-install Windows.