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Adobe Flash Player crashing on Firefox, but NOT Internet Explorer

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A few weeks ago Firefox updated. Since then Adobe Flash does not work. If I use Internet Explorer, (which I dislike), all pages work normally. When using Firefox, Flash player crashes. I have uninstalled/reinstalled flash nearly a dozen times, with no success. I've "refreshed" Firefox, no help. I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, flash still crashes on Firefox, but NOT I.E.

I don't know what too do, short of ending my use of Firefox, and switching to Internet Explorer.


Any suggestions?, Anyone?

A few weeks ago Firefox updated. Since then Adobe Flash does not work. If I use Internet Explorer, (which I dislike), all pages work normally. When using Firefox, Flash player crashes. I have uninstalled/reinstalled flash nearly a dozen times, with no success. I've "refreshed" Firefox, no help. I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, flash still crashes on Firefox, but NOT I.E. I don't know what too do, short of ending my use of Firefox, and switching to Internet Explorer. Any suggestions?, Anyone?

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Firefox uses different Flash plugin than Internet Explorer and Google Chrome.

You can check for problems with current Shockwave Flash plugin versions and hardware acceleration in Firefox and try this:

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