In the URL bar of Google Chrome, type the following address: chrome://components/ and hit return.

This updates the Adobe Flash Player plugin in the Chrome web browser, this is demonstrated in Mac OS but it works the same in Windows too. How to Update Adobe Flash Player Plugin in Google Chrome But, we’re focusing on Chrome here so let’s figure out how to resolve that blocked out of date plugin message in all Chrome browsers. Sometimes you may see a yellow banner at the top of the screen saying “Adobe Flash Player was blocked because it is out of date.” or “$1 was blocked because it is out of date.” to indicate the plugin must be updated.Ī similar message will appear in Safari if Flash is out of date too. Typically just periodically quitting and relaunching Google Chrome will update the Adobe Flash Player plugin on it’s own and without any user acknowledgment. How do I know when to update Adobe Flash Player plugin within Google Chrome? This tutorial will walk through how to manually update Adobe Flash Player within the Google Chrome browser.

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