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Adobe Flash Player Update Solves Windows 8.1 “Not Working” Issues

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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The first major update forAdobe FlashPlayerin Windows 8.1 brings a set of improvements that should take care of “not working” reports from usersAdobe’sFlashplayer is one of the most used pieces ofsoftwarein the world and naturally, it is present on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, as well. However, some users have been reportingissueswith it, as it was not working after installing Windows 8.1 for many of them. Now, moreupdateshave been made available to solve most of these issues.

This was the first major update,Adobe FlashPlayer 11.9.900.149 Beta, and it also took care of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 users, as it came with the following fixes:

If you’re not sure what High DPI means in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, I recommend you toread this postas it contains a short video explaining it all, especially if you are a developer. However, as you can see, this is still a beta version ofFlashPlayer for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8, so bugs and glitches are expected. Besides the changes for Windows 8 users, here’s what else is new in the update:

Following updates have fixed new issues

Back in 2017 Windows fixed a security flaw which allowed some malicious software to be installed on computers. In case you didn’t download the latest version of Flash Player, we recommend you to check the log in this article and see what you can do in order to secure it.

One of the most encountered error: ‘Error loading player: No playable sources found’ can now be easily fixed by usingone of these solutions. If you use the browser most often for video purposes, and you get this error, oursolutionsmight be very useful.

December [2017] Patch Tuesday added an important Adobe Flash Player update andfixed the issues that could reset the global settings preferencesfile. KB4053577 patch covered all Windows versions so all problems with Flash Player were solved.

Now that almost all browsers have Adobe Flash preinstalled, you can view Flash content without any problems. Check this article to see why you don’t need toDownload Adobe Flash for Windows 10.

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Radu Tyrsina

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Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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