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title: "Video on website won't play, says I need Adobe Flash Player/update?"  
description: "Video on website won't play, says I need Adobe Flash Player/update?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-09-19  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50006/video-on-website-won-t-play-says-i-need-adobe-flash-player-update  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["mac troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Video on website won't play, says I need Adobe Flash Player/update?

[Video](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/312054/5-websites-that-pay-you-for-editing-videos) on [website won](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/108489/what-to-do-if-a-website-won-t-load)'t play, says I need Adobe Flash [Player](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3196/best-performer-player-in-world-cup-2023)/[update](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156355/what-is-google-pigeon-update)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

![Video on website won](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/c290f804-7cf2-4a1f-bd21-f0ae3568912a/images/f7e41d53-8168-4600-b4e9-9fd8d2ee0334.png) **\**

- **[Adobe](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94922/how-do-i-get-adobe-acrobat-reader-dc) Flash** is a browser software platform that allows users to view multimedia such as animations and other graphical information, however it is no longer under active development. Some systems, such as OWL, still employ Flash, which must be enabled in most browsers to effectively display content.
- Go to the [website](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12445/5-ways-to-make-your-website-more-professional) where you want to enable Flash.
- To bring up the drop-down, select the information icon icon, a small I in a circle next to the website's address in the address bar, and click Allow Adobe Flash.
- Make sure that the Adobe Flash slider is set to On under Website Permissions.

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