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My Firefox browser says I need to update my Adobe Flash drive. How do I do this?

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When I go to certain video websites to watch videos (YouTube, etc.) a screen pops up and said the video is blocked because my Adobe Flash drive is outdated.

When I go to certain video websites to watch videos (YouTube, etc.) a screen pops up and said the video is blocked because my Adobe Flash drive is outdated.

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Your System Details shows you have the current player.

If you have problems with current Shockwave Flash plugin versions then check this:

  • see if there are updates for your graphics drivers

https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration

  • disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)

https://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493#TemporaryWorkaround

  • disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/891337 See also:

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You can find the latest Flash player versions for Firefox on this page:

You can check the Shockwave Flash plugin here: