Firefox will not play Videos or Flash games.

Problem

Firefox will not play videos or flash games. This will mainly happen on Facebook or Youtube. All that will appear is a black, grey or white screen and will not play. Also on Youtube, you may have  “Error has occurred” come up.

Cause

Adobe Flash Player has a bug that restricts you using it on Firefox. This bug is a known issue and has been reported on various Adobe forums. The version effected at present is Adobe Flash Player 11.3.

Solution

This should fix the issue:

  1. Downgrade to Flash Player 10.3.
    This can be done by accessing: Start -> Control panel -> Programs and Features
  2. Remove the Adobe Flash Player version installed.
  3. Download an older versions of Adobe Flash Player (version 10.3 is recommended).

Or you can install Realplayer or update the version currently installed.

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