Opera browser updated and now I can't get flash player to install

[lisah49386807]

My opera browser had an update and now that I have rebooted the computer the flash player does not work and I get a message that I need to install flash player when I go to facebook to play one of the games I get a message stating that I need to update/install Adobe Flash to enable my Flash Player Experience.

I have gone to the Adobe Flash Player Install for all versions and tried installing that version, but I still get the same message and if I go to  Flash Player Help to check to see if it is installed it says that it is not installed on my computer.  (it also states that I am running windows 8 but my system is windows 10 now).

I have followed the steps to make sure that it is enabled in Opera and that is not the problem.

I have gone to Adobe Flash Player Install for all versions to download the player from there and do that install and it too has been unsuccessful. 

I have tried uninstalling and then installing the player multiple times.  I have used the uninstaller that I found at Uninstall Flash Player for Windows and then followed the steps there - but I was unable to delete all the files found in C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash so I renamed the folder to flash.old

I am not sure exactly what is meant for the next step  (am I supposed to delete those files / folders as well?)

Follow steps a, b, and c for the following:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash
%appdata%\Adobe\Flash Player
%appdata%\Macromedia\Flash Player

I have also followed the steps I found at https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2283833

I have also tried the download found at http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer.html

Download Adobe Flash Player 28 Beta for Desktops - Adobe Labs

After uninstalling the program - both with the uninstaller or from control panel, I am rebooting the computer, then installing the download and the browser is not open while doing this.   I have then opened the browser and checked to see if it is installed by going back to Flash Player Help  and it still shows as not being installed.  I have then tried again but rebooting the computer after the install and then checking with the same results.  I have even disabled my anti-virus program during the install and that has not helped.

I have been trying for the past 3 hours to get the darn flash player to install and work with no luck at all.  It is showing as being installed in Control Panel     Programs and Features.    

I have tried the 3 different downloads

flashplayer27pp_fa_install

flashplayer27pp_hc_install

install_flash_player_ppapi

but nothing is working.  Below are the screen shots that may or may not help

[lisah49386807]

I have installed the new firefox browser - Quantum and the flashplayer works fine with that as well as with chrome and the vivaldi browser too!   The only browser I am having an issue with is the Opera browser.  I do believe that the folks here at Adobe are correct when they stated that it has to be related to the browser itself - yet Opera is of no help at all with the issue which is sad.  I have no problems at all running Google Chrome, or any other browser --- just Opera.

I may try the work around that shahram-b suggested but if I am going to have to jump through those hoops every time I run ccleaner then it simply is not worth it.  I wish that Opera would acknowledge that there is an issue and address that issue.

[lisah49386807]

it took me a little while to find the site-engagement link that was suggested.  Typing opera://site-engagement  actually got me to that site and I changed anything related to adobe and facebook to 100 and now the games on facebook will load.   I actually typed chrome://site-engagement which I ended up doing a copy and paste of from https://www.ghacks.net/2016/12/11/google-chrome-html5-roll-out-plan/  in order to get there.   I must have been doing the copy and paste incorrectly or I did it from the one where there were spaces and then did not belong.   I will have to see if there is some way to change a setting in ccleaner so that when it runs it does not remove the setting changes so that opera will work.   Thanks for the suggestion

[RockyMtnHiker]

OMG!!!  I have been working with the staff at Adobe for 2 days.  Nothing worked.  Went to the opera://site-engagement site and changed everything to 100....BAM!!!  Working again.   *bowing down* Thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shahram-b]

In connection with Firefox I had the same problem that fixed easily in this sent going to Menu Ba>Tools>Add-ons and then in front of  shockwave Flash, the option of" Always Activate " must be chosen, and then the flash player will start working.

[Chaturbate_]

Thank you !

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