Cannot run adobe flash player on windows 8.1 pro with IE 11

[Guest]

this is very frustrating and I have research multiple Q&A on this forum with no resolution.

When I try to run adobe flash player I get the error:

Either Flash Player is disabled or ActiveX Filter is ON.
Please follow trouble shooting steps to play Flash content.

I have gone through the steps to attempt to resolve this as indicated on the adobe site and it is not resolved

• Enable Flash Player
• Disable ActiveX Filtering
• Update Internet Explorer to get latest version of Flash Player

I have removed and re-added IE 11.

I have been trying to research this for days and have hit a dead end.

Any recommendations?

[NerdyWasabi]

It's not enough to "download" the latest Flash Player version; you also need to install it.

Get the latest Flash Player 14.0.0.125 from

• Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)
• Flash Player Plug-in (All other browsers)

[_maria_]

@paula1228,

I'm sorry you're encountering issues with Flash Player on Windows 8.1 with Internet Explorer 11.  There is a new Flash Player update available today.  The new update should be available from the link at the bottom of the Flash Player Issues | Windows 8 page.  You can also run Windows Update from the Control Panel to obtain the latest update (KB2974008).  If the latest update doesn't display, install all available updates and then check for updates again.

@NerdyWasabi,

Microsoft embeds Flash Player in Internet Explorer on Windows 8.x.  Users cannot install Flash Player for Internet Explorer on their own.  They must install the Internet Explorer Update for Flash Player to update Flash Player on Windows 8.x

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Maria