How To Update Adobe Flash Player For Free In Yandex Browser, How To Install The Current Version Of The Adobe Flash Player Plugin, Step By Step Instructions

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How to update Adobe Flash Player for Yandex browser

Computers have long and firmly entered our lives. However, taking advantage of all the benefits of progress, we often do not even imagine how it all works. For example, not being an advanced computer specialist, you may not know what a flash player plug-in is, how to update it, and why do it at all.

What is Adobe Flash Player Plugin

Flash Player is a special program that allows you to play flash content: video and audio recordings, games, animation, and more. Currently, the most widespread program of the Adobe company, which runs on the multimedia platform Adobe Systems. To view Flash content in browsers, an independent program module called a plugin is used. It is installed in the form of special libraries, and therefore does not have an executable exe-file, in other words, it cannot be used as an independent program outside the browser. Unlike some popular browsers, for example, Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, the Adobe Flash Player is integrated into the Yandex environment by default, that is, there is no need to install it additionally.

Why update

Any software becomes obsolete over time, and errors and vulnerabilities may appear in its work. To ensure correct operation, Adobe is developing new, more secure and functional versions of the program. Users are advised to update their flash player to the latest version in order to avoid these very errors and malfunctions.

In order not to contemplate a sad smiley instead of a video, you need to update your flash player to the latest version

Video: What is Adobe Flash Player

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How to update the flash player for Yandex. Browser

In manual mode, you can compare the versions of Adobe Flash Player in the browser and on the developer's website. And if they differ, install the latest update on the browser.

How to check for updates

At the first stage, you need to find out which version of the plugin is used in the browser and whether it is up-to-date.

1. Press the "Start" button. In it, select "Control Panel". In 8 and 10 versions of Windows, right-click on the Start button.

   

   Sequentially press the "Start" and "Control Panel"

2. In the upper right corner of the "All control panel elements" window that opens, select "Small icons". And then we find "Flash Player (32 bit)".

   

   First, select "Small icons", then - "Flash Player (32 bit)"

3. The Flash Player Settings Manager appears on the screen. In it, go to the "Updates" tab and click the "Check now" button.

   

   In the "Flash Player Settings Manager" window, click the "Check Now" button

4. As a result of this action, the system will redirect us to the official website. In the proposed table, we select the Windows platform and the Chromium-based browser, on the open source of which Yandex was created. Pay attention to the current version of the plugin. It is indicated in the last column.

   

   On the official website of Adobe Flash Player, find the current version of the plugin

5. Now you need to find out which version is installed on your computer. We drive browser: // plugins into the address bar of the browser. Find the version number in the Adobe Flash Player line.

   

   Open the "Plugins" tab and compare the versions

6. Compare the values. If they match, no update is required. Otherwise, it is recommended to download the latest version of the flash player.

How to manually install updates

Installation of the current version of Adobe Flash Player should be done only from the official website of the developer.

1. Go to the official website at the link above. In the left part of the window, open the list "Step 1", select the version of the operating system.

   

   Choosing the version of the operating system

2. Then - "Step 2" - the browser version. In our case, "for Opera and Chromium".

   

   Choosing a version that is suitable for Yandex Browser

3. There may be promotional offers in the middle of the window. If you do not need them, uncheck the boxes, otherwise these applications will be downloaded along with the flash player.

   

   Uncheck the boxes if additional offers are not interesting

4. Click the "Download" button in the lower right corner. After that, the installation file will be downloaded.

   

   Press the button "Download"

5. Go to the downloads folder and find this very installation file. We launch it.

   

   To start installation, click the "Run" button

6. The “Adobe Flash Player Installer” appears on the screen, asking you to close your browser and possibly other programs. We carry out and wait.

   

   We follow the instructions of the "Installer Adobe Flash Player" and wait

7. When the installation is complete, click the "Finish" button.

   

   Finishing installation

8. After that, the browser will open on its own in the Adobe Flash Player tab.

   

   Enjoy the updated plugin

Video: how to update or install Adobe Flash Player in Yandex.browser

How to set up automatic updates

In order not to manually update your flash player every time a new version is released, you can enable automatic updating. You need to do this only once, after which all new updates to Adobe Flash Player will be installed on your computer in automatic mode.

1. Press the "Start" button again and select "Control Panel", "Flash Player (32-bit)" and the "Updates" tab.

2. In Windows 7, check the box next to "Allow Adobe to install updates (recommended)".

   

   Confirming permission to install Adobe updates

3. In 8 and 10 versions of Windows, click the "Change update settings" button and select the first option.

   

   Use the button to change the update settings

4. Having chosen one of the three proposed options, simply close the window with the flash player update settings.

As you can see, there is nothing difficult about updating Adobe Flash Player. The latest version of the program is now installed and ready to use on your computer.