If you use Windows 8, you may also use Internet Explorer as it comes with its own native Flash version as well. The best browser in my opinion for this on most systems is Google Chrome, as it comes with a native version of Flash.
This works well if you only visit a couple of sites that require Flash, maybe sites like YouTube, Kongregate or Armorgames for example.
Okay this may not work for all users or be desired by most, but if you experience a lot of hangs or crashes in Firefox that are related to Flash, you may want to consider using a different browser to play Flash contents. Use one browser to play Flash contents, and Firefox for the rest
This allows the website in question to run Adobe Flash whenever it is needed. Switch to Permissions here and locate Activate Plugins Adobe Flash here. Tap on the Alt-key and select Tools > Page Info from the menu that opens up at the top of the Firefox window. You can whitelist specific sites easily, here is how that is done. In fact, do this for all plugins that are configured to always activate unless you have configured them this way.
If you have multiple Flash plugins here, do the same for them. Locate Shockwave Flash here and switch from "Always Activate" to "Ask to Activate". Switch to Plugins using the left sidebar. Type about:addons in Firefox's address bar and hit enter. This prevents the loading of Flash ads, videos, or other Flash contents on the majority of sites, which in turn improves stability. The Flash plugin is enabled by default in Firefox, which means that it can be used by any website you load in the browser.īy enabling click-to play, you prevent that Flash can be used on all sites but the ones that you allow it to run on. What I do not suggest is to downgrade due to the security implications that come along with it. If that version is causing issues for you, you may want to try a beta version of an upcoming version of Adobe Flash instead.