How to Uninstall Flash Player from Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer on Windows or Mac

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The Adobe Flash Player is software for viewing animations and movies using computer programs such as a web browser; in common usage, Flash lets you put animation and movies on a web site. Flash player is a widely distributed proprietary multimedia and application player created by Macromedia and now developed and distributed by Adobe after its acquisition. Flash Player runs SWF files that can be created by the Adobe Flash authoring tool, by Adobe Flex or by a number of other Macromedia and third party tools.

Why you need to uninstall Flash player?

• Sometimes the application loses it's functionality due to various reasons, we need uninstall and then re-install the newest version.
• Some peoples don't like the Flash video elements on there browser(Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc..), they want a clean browser, NO FLASH.

Uninstall Flash Player from Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer

You can now remove the player only by using the Adobe Flash Player uninstaller. To remove Flash Player, simply download and run the appropriate uninstaller for your system using the steps below:

1. Download the Adobe Flash Player uninstaller, save to your local folder:
• For Windows: uninstall_flash_player.exe
• For Mac OS X, version 10.4 and above: uninstall_flash_player_osx.dmg
• For Mac OS X, version 10.3 and below: uninstall_flash_player_osx_10.2.dmg
• For Mac OS 8.x, 9.x: uninstall_flash_player.hqx
2. Quit ALL running applications, including all Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or other browser windows, AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, or other Messengers.
3. Run the uninstaller. This will remove Adobe Flash Player from all browsers on the system

Other resource about Adobe Flash Player

• How to install Adobe Flash Player in portable Chrome
• Google Chrome Bookmarklet: Download YouTube Videos in Google Chrome
• Default plug-ins installed in Google Chrome
• Adobe: How to uninstall the Adobe Flash Player plug-in and ActiveX control
• Wikipedia: Flash Player
• ACA Capture Pro: Capture all Flash files from web page

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