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Having trouble installing Adobe Flash Player? Identify your issue and try the corresponding solution.

2. Are you being asked to close the browser?

On Internet Explorer, the installer needs to close the browser to proceed with the installation.

Follow these instructions.

Also, if an application is using an already installed version of Flash Player, the Flash Player installer can't run properly. In that case, close all open applications and try again.

3. Have you checked if Flash Player is enabled in your browser?

For Internet Explorer, see Enable Flash Player for Internet Explorer.

For Firefox on any OS, see Enable Flash Player for Firefox.

For Safari on Mac OS, see Enable Flash Player for Safari.

For Google Chrome, see Enable Flash Player for Chrome.

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For Opera, see Enable Flash Player for Opera.

4. Are you getting errors containing ActiveX issues?

Disable ActiveX filtering for Flash Player to work properly.

See How to turn ‘ActiveX filtering’ on or off in IE9, IE10, and IE11.

5. Did the installer start installing?

The Flash Player installer should prompt you to begin installation after the download is complete. If it doesn’t, you can start the installer directly from your Downloads folder.

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1. After downloading Flash Player, close all browsers.
2. Locate the Flash Player install file. Unless you have specified otherwise, the file is saved in your Downloads folder.
3. Double-click the installer file to begin the Flash Player installation.

For more assistance on locating downloaded files, see Find a file that you have downloaded and Download files from the web in Microsoft Help.

6. Are you getting permission issues?

After installing Flash Player, everything works correctly until you restart your computer. After you restart, web pages ask you to install Flash Player again.

See How do I fix Windows permission problems with Flash Player?

7. Is the Flash Player installer not launching?

You may need to update your operating system so it is compatible with the digital certificate (sha256) of the installer. The following operating systems require updates:

• Windows XP If your operating system is Windows XP and is running Service Pack 2 or below, please upgrade to Service Pack 3.
• Windows Vista If your operating system is Windows Vista SP2, download the update for your operating system from Microsoft Support.
• Windows Server 2008 If your operating system is Windows Server 2008 SP2, download the update for your operating system from Microsoft Support.

Still having problems?

If you are still having trouble installing Adobe Flash Player, try downloading the installer:

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Looking for information about older versions of Windows Server? Check out our other Windows Server libraries on docs.microsoft.com. You can also search this site for specific information.

Microsoft regularly releases both updates and solutions for Windows Server. To ensure your servers can receive future updates, including security updates, it's important to keep your servers updated. Check out Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 update history for a complete list of released updates.

These are the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Windows Server 2016. The links below include links to KB articles, updates, and library articles.

• Installing and upgrading Windows Server

  Resolve Windows 10 upgrade errors : Technical information for IT Pros

• Volume Activation

  Windows Server 2016 Activation
  

• DCPromo and installing domain controllers

  Active Directory and Active Directory Domain Services Port Requirements

• Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)

  How to configure automatic registration of Windows domain-joined devices with Azure Active Directory
  

• Active Directory replication

  Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication Problemse2e: How to troubleshoot common Active Directory replication errorsDownload Active Directory Replication Status Tool from the Microsoft Download CenterTroubleshooting AD Replication error 8606: Insufficient attributes were given to create an objectEvent ID 2108 and Event ID 1084 occur during inbound replication of Active Directory in Windows 2000 Server and in Windows Server 2003Troubleshooting AD Replication error 8451: The replication operation encountered a database errorTroubleshooting AD Replication error 1127: While accessing the hard disk, a disk operation failed even after retriesClean Up Server Metadata