How to Enable Flash on Chrome

This wikiHow teaches you how to enable Flash in Google Chrome on on a PC or Mac. Chrome does not support Flash on Androids, iPhones, or iPads.[1]

Support for Adobe Flash ends in December 2020. After that time, it will no longer be possible to use Flash.


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Adobe Flash Player has been discontinued, and stopped functioning on January 12th, 2021. (Posted 2021-01-12).


Things You Should Know

  • Access Flash settings for Chrome in the content settings menu under the advanced section.
  • Allow or block specific websites from using Flash in the content settings menu.
  • Navigate to a website and click allow on the popup to enable Flash.

Steps

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    Open Chrome on your computer. If you’re using Windows, you’ll usually find it in the Start menu. If you’re using a Mac, it should be in the Applications folder.
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    Click the ⁝ menu. It’s near the top-right corner of Chrome.
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    Click Settings. It’s near the bottom of the menu.
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    Scroll down and click Advanced. It’s a link at the bottom of the page. Additional settings will appear.
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    Scroll down and click Content settings. It’s toward the bottom of the the “Privacy and security” section.
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    Click Flash. It’s near the middle of the list.
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    Slide the switch to the On
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    position.     If the switch is already blue, Flash is enabled and there’s no need to make a change. When this switch is on, websites trying to load Flash content will prompt you to enable the Flash Player.[2]
    • You can also manually add or block websites on this menu by clicking the "Add" button and typing in the website you wish to add or block from using Flash.
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    Open a website that uses Flash. This can be any Flash-enabled site, including many online games and video sites. When the site tries to load its Flash content, you’ll see a message asking you if you’d like to enable Adobe Flash Player.
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    Click Click to enable Adobe Flash Player if you trust the site. A confirmation will appear.
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    Click Allow. The site’s Flash features should now run.
    • If you see an error that says “The site needs Flash to work,” click the padlock icon (or “i” in a circle) on the left side of the address bar, click Site Settings, click the down-arrow, and then select Allow. When you reload the page, the Flash game, animation, or other content should appear.
    • Chrome resets your Flash settings when you shut down the browser. This means that every time you come back to this website, you’ll have to allow the Flash to run again.
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References

  1. ↑ https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/6258784?co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS&oco=1
  2. ↑ https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/6258784

About This Article

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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 56,405 times.
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Article SummaryX

1. Click the three-dot menu in Chrome.
2. Click Advanced.
3. Click Content settings.
4. Click Flash.
5. Toggle on the switch.
6. Go to a site that has Flash.
7. Click Click to enable Adobe Flash Player.
8. Click Allow.

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