{"id":22735,"date":"2012-02-16T16:40:52","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T14:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=22735"},"modified":"2025-07-02T01:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:52:57","slug":"how-to-update-flash-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-update-flash-player\/","title":{"rendered":"How to update Flash Player"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Adobe Flash<\/strong><\/a> is an essential component to watch video on the web. It’s not perfect – it can cause browser crashes and sometimes leave your computer vulnerable to attack – but one particularly common problem is with updating it or knowing which version of Flash you are currently running.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a simple step-by-step guide<\/strong> to check which version of Flash you are using, how to update it, and how to change your update settings if necessary.<\/p>\n

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1.<\/strong> Firstly, if you’re having problems installing Flash Player, make sure you read Adobe’s comprehensive guide to installing Flash<\/a> whichever browser you are using. This guide will automatically detect which version of Flash you are currently using and display it dynamically<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\"Update<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> If your version of Adobe Flash is out of date<\/strong>, you should receive the message below. Clicking “Install” will automatically update you to the latest version.<\/p>\n

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3. <\/strong>If you don’t receive the above message, it’s because you haven’t got auto-updating activated<\/strong>. You can activate it by changing your Flash settings<\/a> (note that the settings panel you see when you click this link is not a screenshot – it’s a dynamically updated window of the Flash settings on your computer which you can adjust accordingly).<\/p>\n

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If you have any further doubts or problems updating Adobe Flash<\/strong>, check the Adobe Flash Update page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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