This technote addresses the installation issue of Adobe AIR applications after 30 th Oct 2017 that is signed with SHA1 certificate. It is applicable to both Windows. Flash Player 11. 3 Protected Mode Windows. The suggested solutions and workarounds in this section apply to Flash 11. Starting in Flash 11. Flash Player videos will not play. Microsoft says it is integrated into Microsoft edge. Window opens. Flash Player not working on Windows 8. IE 1. 1  Adobe Community. Dazeus wrote. Please dont tell me the solution is the Use Chrome or Use Firefox. As this isnt a solution. I would like a fix for IE1. Anyone can someone tell me how to actually contact Adobe about this issue. Thanks in advance, to anyone who gives some useful input to this. Continuing to use IE1. I wont tell you to use Chrome or Firefox, but THATS what will take care of this for you. What you see  is a result of this User Agent StringsThat doesnt mean a lot, Im sure, but its the root of your problems, and Flash Player has nothing to do with it. Microsoft rewrote the User Agent Strings for the abomination they call their latest and greatest browser Read more here. User Agent Strings are what websites use to identify the browser youre using and provide the proper content for its browser engine, like Active. FP_enable_Safari3.png' alt='Unable Adobe Flash Player 11' title='Unable Adobe Flash Player 11' />X stuff, and Flash or HTML5 video. Thanks to the geniuses in Redmond, WA, the User Agent Strings for IE1. Trident engine, ID it as either Gecko Firefox or Webkit Chrome. Trouble is when the site the directs to the content for one of these two engines, the Trident engine in IE cant intepret it and the site then sees IE as an unidentified browser. The problem with an unidentified browser is that the plug ins in that browser arent recognized either, so even though youre up to date, it says you need the latest Flash Player when you use IE1. You. Tube. has converted to HTML5 video so if it doesnt detect Flash Player, it can display HTML5 MP4 video which requires no plug in to play. Facebook cant do that, because HTML5 doesnt apply to games. Microsoft has no plans to fix the mess theyve created because they think its a great idea to block you out of the websites you visit. This document is for users developing content for Adobe Flash Player 9 and addresses issues which are not discussed in the Flex 2 documentation or release notes. Hi all, I have been having trouble trying to install Adobe Flash Player on my new computer lately. The download works fine, the installer runs but after allowing the. If youre using Windows 10 and Microsofts new Edge browser, you might be wondering how you can turn off Adobe Flash By default, Microsoft Edge has built. Uninstall-Adobe-Flash-Player-11-Plugin-Completely-Step-5-Version-2.jpg/aid2130589-v4-728px-Uninstall-Adobe-Flash-Player-11-Plugin-Completely-Step-5-Version-2.jpg' alt='Unable Adobe Flash Player 11' title='Unable Adobe Flash Player 11' />They recommend using Compatibility View and pretending that youre using an older verison of IE. The Problem with THAT is that its seen limited success, and you have to enable it for EVERY page that has problems. Im not big on pretending so I WONT recommend actually using another browser. Firefox from MozillaOpera from OperaSafari from AppleChrome from GoogleANY of those will work where IE1. Flash Player Plug in For all other browsers, and Chrome doesnt even need that, because it has its own Flash Player plugin built in. If youd like a fix for IE. Youll need to go to Microsoft for it, but as I already stated, they have NO INTENTION of fixing the abominable mess they made because they think its a great idea. Flash-Player-is-already-installed-on-Windows-8.png' alt='Unable Adobe Flash Player 11' title='Unable Adobe Flash Player 11' />Contacting Adobe about Microsofts garbage browser and it IS garbage wont do any good, because Adobe doesnt make IE1. THATS wherein the problem lies. Adobe Flash Player Wont Install Solved Adobe. Hi all,I have been having trouble trying to install Adobe Flash Player on my new computer lately. The download works fine, the installer runs but after allowing the installer to modify my computer the installer just displays a grey window with no text or anything. I click X at the top right, it doesnt close and I have to close it via Task Manager. Anyone know wtf is happening Edit by a moderator. Since one of the posts seems to be getting more attentionin a good way here, I will be adding it to this post so users can try it first. Had the exact same trouble. Spent days looking for solutions all over the web. None worked. The solution is actually buried in one of the above answers. Xtra Vector Shape. Nowhere else does it tell you to download the installer directly. Here you go http download.