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Adobe Flash is a cross-platform multimedia runtime used to embed animations, video, and interactive applications into web pages.

Adobe Flash is a cross-platform multimedia runtime used to embed animations, video, and interactive applications into web pages. According to Adobe, Flash delivers over 75% of online video and the majority of casual gaming. It is installed on an estimated 96% to 99% of internet-connected desktop computers, and the newest version (10.1) was recently released for Android 2.2 mobile devices.

Adobe announced that they will sunset Flash in 2020.

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Why can't old PCs view modern sites?

The reason for this question is that many times clients, friends and parents ask me why their perfectly working old PC cannot be used online anymore. I am looking for a good answer to those people and myself (mostly myself). In 2000 I worked on a…
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Why will a USB flash drive get so hot when plugged into a Windows computer?

I have a laptop. When there is a Windows 10 OS on it, even if there is no data read or written, the USB flash drive will get extremely hot when just plugged into the computer. However, with the same computer, with Linux installed on it, the…
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How to find the stream behind a Flash player

I am watching a Flash stream. I can watch the same stream in two different players (set up by someone else), but I don't like any of them. Is there a way I can find/get/extract the direct link to the flash stream that those two players are playing?…
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In Google Chrome on Linux, where is the flv if not in /tmp?

I like to keep videos because I like buffering them and then playing them back-to-back in my media player, I want to be able to stop/restart my browser without losing all the buffered video, and Flash frequently crashes and gives me the gray…
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Flash overrides Firefox keyboard shortcuts -- how to turn that off?

I often cycle through my Firefox tabs using Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab. But whenever it reaches a tab that is running a Flash (or similar) plugin, Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab won't work anymore, because Flash has the focus and overwrites the…
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Is it possible to recover a computer from a failed BIOS update?

While attempting the update the BIOS on an Asus motherboard, i learned the Asus Update Utility for Windows doesn't fully support Windows 64-bit. It was able to erase the BIOS without problems, but failed to write the new BIOS. i knew that when i…
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How do I Install Flash Player 10 without Adobe Download Manager?

How do I get Flash Player 10 (on Firefox) without installing the Adobe Download Manager?
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How can I view .swf files within Mac OS X?

I have been sent a number of .swf files as attachments. I wish to view these within Mac OS X. I used to drag them directly into Safari and it would display them. However, after installing Safari 4 I only get a blank white window content when I do…
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What is a "Programmer" in the context of Bios Recovery?

I was reading about BIOS recovery and ran across the word "programmer". (No, it's not talking about people.) What is it referring to?
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Use Flash Player after 12 Jan 2021

I would like to use Flash Player to show web contents but since today (12 Jan 2021) Adobe is blocking it. Is there a way to use it? I've tried Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Brave browsers.
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Adobe Flash Player : PPAPI vs NPAPI in Google Chrome?

What is the difference of PPAPI and NPAPI version of Adobe Flash Player in Google Chrome? They have different versions and they are both enabled. If a Flash movie / game is loaded in Chrome... Which version of Flash Player will Chrome use? Will…
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How to fix skipping/stuttering audio in Google Chrome

If I play Google Music, or a Youtube video in the Chrome browser, and then open a new tab and start typing the address bar, the audio will quickly cut in and out as I am typing (with almost every letter I type). It also is choppy if I play the…
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Flash files (.swf) prompts for download instead of opening

I used to be able to drag .swf files into Chromium, and they would play just fine. Recently, that stopped working. Doesn't work in Chromium or Iceweasel. Both browsers instead prompt to download the .swf file. Both have Flash Player enabled, and the…
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How can I stop Flash from leaving full-screen mode when it loses focus due to a mouse-click in the other monitor?

On a multi-monitor system, if I'm viewing a full-screen video in Flash on one monitor, clicking the mouse on the other monitor causes Flash to leave full-screen mode and revert to normal size. What's the easiest way of preventing this that works on…
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Is there a way to escape keyboard focus from adobe flash?

I've been trying to use the mouse less when web browsing. However, if a flash program gets the focus, it will capture the all the keyboard strokes, making it impossible to do anything without moving the mouse first. Is there any way around this?
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