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GallaudetSK
GallaudetSK
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September 12, 2018
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How to prevent or disable Adobe Flash Player PPAPI Plug-in

  • September 12, 2018
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My educational institute has classroom & lab computers with Adobe Flash Player Active (for IE) Plugin - NPAPI (for Firefox) installed. They don't have Opera web browser installed. So, I don't need PPAPI to be installed on their computers. However, a new window pops up to be installed for PPAPI Plug-in. How can I prevent or disable the PPAPI plug-in?

Please, advise.

SK

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    _maria_
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    _maria_Community Manager
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    September 12, 2018

    However, a new window pops up to be installed for PPAPI Plug-in. How can I prevent or disable the PPAPI plug-in?

    It sounds like the PPAPI plugin was installed at some point.  Please provide a screenshot of the Flash Player Settings Manager Updates tab:

    • Launch Control Panel
    • Navigate to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items
      • Alternatively, select to View by: Small Icons
    • Click on the Flash Player item
    • When Flash Player Settings Manager launches, click on the Updates tab

    If the Updates tab shows a version for PPAPI plugin, it's installed.  Go to Control Panel > Programs and Features and uninstall the PAPPI plugin.

    You can use the Flash Player uninstaller, but that will remove all intances of Flash Player installed (ActiveX for IE and NPAPI plugin for Firefox).

    There is no way to disable updates for a specific Flash Player type (ActiveX, NPAPI, PPAPI) when more than one are installed.  So the only way to do this is to uninstall the PPAPI plugin from the system.

    If you have an image that you deploy to the classroom and lab computers you'll want to ensure that the image doesn't include the PPAPI plugin.

    GallaudetSK
    GallaudetSKAuthor
    New Participant
    September 12, 2018

    Also, Mac system, too

    _maria_
    Community Manager
    _maria_Community Manager
    Community Manager
    September 12, 2018

    On the Mac,  the uninstaller works differently.  It'll uninstall all Flash Player Plugins on the system, currently there's no way to uninstall only PPAPI and leave the NPAPI.  So, you'll need to run the uninstaller and then re-install the NPAPI.


    On Mac, the Flash Player Settings Manager is in System Preferences.  My reason for asking for the screenshot of the Updates tab is that it's the easiest way to determine which player types are installed on the system.

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