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How do I change update settings in my Shockwave Flash Player plugin?

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I want to stop automatic updates on my Shockwave Flash Player plugin. How do I do this?

I want to stop automatic updates on my Shockwave Flash Player plugin. How do I do this?

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Hello,

Lets try to do it. follow the following:

Step 1: type about:addons in your address bar and hit enter.

Step 2: you will see a wheel like image on the upper right hand side of your browser. Click on it.

Step 3: Clicking on it will give you options like check for updates,view updates, install update automatically etc. If your update addon automatically option is checked please uncheck it.

Hope it helps.

There is also a mozilla blog post related to it below: The blog post link.

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Chosen Solution

Hello,

Lets try to do it. follow the following:

Step 1: type about:addons in your address bar and hit enter.

Step 2: you will see a wheel like image on the upper right hand side of your browser. Click on it.

Step 3: Clicking on it will give you options like check for updates,view updates, install update automatically etc. If your update addon automatically option is checked please uncheck it.

Hope it helps.

There is also a mozilla blog post related to it below: The blog post link.

Modified by Talha

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Though that is for Extensions and not Plugins as Plugins like Flash are installed on OS and not in Firefox like Extensions and Themes are.

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Crap. How do I do it, then?