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Why is Adobe Flash loading when clicking "Clear Recent History" and after closing Firefox when I have it disabled?

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I have Flash disabled but it's loading when I delete history and close the browser. Why?

I have Flash disabled but it's loading when I delete history and close the browser. Why?

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Are you clearing the cookies when you close Firefox?

If that is the case then try to exclude the cookies to see if that helps.

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Why would Flash load when enable upon Cookie deletion?

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Why does Flash load when it's disabled at all? It will load even when not deleting anything, just during normal internet activities.