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Firefox won't playback videos and I keep getting update flash notice. all other browsers are FINE!

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every time I launch a site where Flash player is required I get the "update FlashPlayer" message. I have done so. restart. same thing. Chrome and IE work fine. also, before this happened, I was getting stalled videos on FF. the message is new today. all last week the videos were stagnating during playback. wouldn't roll.

every time I launch a site where Flash player is required I get the "update FlashPlayer" message. I have done so. restart. same thing. Chrome and IE work fine. also, before this happened, I was getting stalled videos on FF. the message is new today. all last week the videos were stagnating during playback. wouldn't roll.

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Hi,

You can check the status of the installed flash player here https://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

Please also try deleting the problematic site entries in OS Control Panel > Flash Player > Storage > Local Storage Settings by Site... if listed.

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Useful links:

All about Tools > Options

Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config

about:config Entries

What's That Preference? add-on - Quickly decode about:config entries - After installation, go inside about:config, right-click any preference, enable (tick) MozillaZine Results to Panel and again right-click a pref and choose MozillaZine Reference to begin with.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Firefox Profile Folder & Files

Safe Mode

Basic Troubleshooting

Problematic Extensions

Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes

Testing Plugins

Troubleshooting Plugins

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Hi,

You can check the status of the installed flash player here https://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

Please also try deleting the problematic site entries in OS Control Panel > Flash Player > Storage > Local Storage Settings by Site... if listed.

...............................................................................................................................

Useful links:

All about Tools > Options

Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config

about:config Entries

What's That Preference? add-on - Quickly decode about:config entries - After installation, go inside about:config, right-click any preference, enable (tick) MozillaZine Results to Panel and again right-click a pref and choose MozillaZine Reference to begin with.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Firefox Profile Folder & Files

Safe Mode

Basic Troubleshooting

Problematic Extensions

Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes

Testing Plugins

Troubleshooting Plugins

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