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I thought Internet Explorer on Windows 8 RT had a version of Flash to allow playback of various streaming services, including BBC iPlayer and 4OD. They both don't seem to work. Can this be fixed?

slhck
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snowdude
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    [Wasn't working straight out of the box but doing a update resolved the issue and it works perfect.](http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/surfwinrt-surfusing/will-microsfot-surface-rt-play-bbc-iplayer-in-the/4ff85ebc-dd3e-4399-b0e1-16453fa88af4). No idea what was updated though. – ChrisF Oct 31 '12 at 13:22
  • I've done an App Store update (and just checked to make sure nothing new available) and it's still not working in IE. Is there another update to try? – snowdude Oct 31 '12 at 13:30
  • This is all the information I was able to find. – ChrisF Oct 31 '12 at 13:32
  • It does have a built-in Flash but it only supports websites on a whitelist. This is true also on the x86-64 Modern UI IE 10. My understanding there isn't a desktop version of IE on Windows RT. – Ramhound Oct 31 '12 at 13:36
  • @ChrisF Found it. You need to type 'Update' at the Start screen to bring up Windows Update. When you check for updates there's a 'Flash Update' which sorts out the playback issues on BOTH iPlayer and 4OD. Since you pointed me in the right direction post an answer and I'll accept it. Thanks. – snowdude Oct 31 '12 at 13:52
  • @Ramhound There is a Desktop version of IE on Windows RT. – snowdude Oct 31 '12 at 13:53
  • @snowdude - done. – ChrisF Oct 31 '12 at 13:57

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On this forum there's the same question.

The answer (and I quote) is:

Wasn't working straight out of the box but doing a update resolved the issue and it works perfect.

I would suggest running Windows Update to make sure you have the latest versions of everything - including the whitelist of sites allowed to run Flash.

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