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should i uninstall adobe flash player? will i still be able to watch videos?

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should i uninstall all adobe flash player add-ons? If i do, will i still be able to watch youtube and other videos? I have windows7. Thank You.

should i uninstall all adobe flash player add-ons? If i do, will i still be able to watch youtube and other videos? I have windows7. Thank You.

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It is up to you whether you wish to uninstall Adobe Flash. There has been a number is security related issues with Flash recently and whilst Adobe have released updates, you may wish to reevaluate whether you want to keep updating Flash for the video content you look at.

You should be able to watch Youtube videos using Firefox without Flash. Youtube makes its videos available over HTML5, which Firefox can view without any additional software. I do not have the Adobe Flash plugin installed myself and I can view Youtube videos without a problem.

I hope this is of assistance, but if not, please come back here and we will see what we can do to help.

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Hi

It is up to you whether you wish to uninstall Adobe Flash. There has been a number is security related issues with Flash recently and whilst Adobe have released updates, you may wish to reevaluate whether you want to keep updating Flash for the video content you look at.

You should be able to watch Youtube videos using Firefox without Flash. Youtube makes its videos available over HTML5, which Firefox can view without any additional software. I do not have the Adobe Flash plugin installed myself and I can view Youtube videos without a problem.

I hope this is of assistance, but if not, please come back here and we will see what we can do to help.

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Security Issue: Update your Flash Player Version 18.0.0.209
https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html Note: Windows users must download the “Internet Explorer” and “Plugin-based browsers” installers.

See if there are updates for your graphics drivers https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration