If you're a Chrome user, which you should be, you probably have noticed that Flash is blocked by default in the browser. Google does not like Flash because of the major security flaws inherent in Flash and therefore does everything in its power to strength you lot non to utilize Flash.

The only problem is there are still a lot of sites that utilize Flash. None of the major sites you visit every day like Facebook, Instagram, etc. utilise it, just a lot of smaller and older sites just haven't bothered to switch to HTML 5. For example, I am taking a Cisco form at my local community college and in order to complete the assignments, I have to log into Cisco'southward NetAcademy website. The problem is that some of the questions require Flash to view and reply.

If yous do a quick Google search for enabling Flash in Chrome, you'll see a lot of articles telling you lot to download Wink from Adobe's website and install it (which won't work) or to open a Chrome tab and go to chrome://plugins (which also won't piece of work anymore). In the about contempo version of Chrome (57), you can no longer manage plugins by going to that URL. Instead, y'all'll just get a "This site can't exist reached" message.

This is terribly unintuitive and really confused me because I was used to going there to enable or disable Flash every bit needed. At present it seems they only want y'all to enable it for the specific sites where it is needed. In this article, I'll explain how to get Wink to work when y'all need it and how to keep it disabled otherwise.

Check Chrome Flash Settings

First, allow'due south check the Wink settings in Chrome. There are a couple of places where you lot tin can exercise this. Open a new tab and type in chrome://flags.

Make sure that Prefer HTML over Flash and Run all Flash content when Flash setting is set to "allow" are set to Default. Open another tab and type in chrome://components. Under Adobe Flash Player, click the Cheque for update push button.

At present click on the Chrome bill of fare button at the top correct and click on Settings.

Curl down to the bottom of the page and click on Bear witness Advanced Settings. Ringlet down some more than and and then click on Content Settings under Privacy.

In the popup dialog, scroll down until yous come across the Flash heading. Brand sure that the Ask first before assuasive sites to run Wink (recommended) box is selected. Obviously, if you want to completely block Flash in Chrome, select Block sites from running Flash. You should never choose Permit sites to run Flash unless you take a really valid reason like using Chrome in a virtual machine or something.

Assuasive Sites to Run Wink

At present for the fun function! In order to run Flash, you have to enable information technology for specific sites only. In that location is no longer an option to enable it for everything all the time. One way to specify a site for Wink is to click on the Manage exceptions button under Content Settings – Wink equally shown in the screenshot above.

Every bit you tin can see, I have added the NetAcad site I was talking virtually before with Behavior set to Allow. This method is a flake cumbersome since yous must go to the Settings page, etc. The easier way to permit a site to run Wink is to get to the site and then click on the little icon to the left of the URL in the address bar.

The icon will either be a lock icon if the connectedness is using HTTPS or information technology'll be an information icon if the connection is not-secure. When you click on this icon, you lot'll see a agglomeration of settings you tin configure for that particular site. Towards the bottom will be Flash. By default, information technology should be set to Utilize global default (Ask), which means the browser should enquire you if you want to enable Flash for a site that has Wink content.

However, in my experience, the browser never actually asks me to enable Flash content even when there is conspicuously Wink content on the website. So, I have to basically select the Always permit on this site option in order for Flash to work. Note that you may have to close the tab and reload it in society for the Flash content to appear correctly.

That's most it. Hopefully, this clarifies exactly how Flash works in the latest version of Chrome. I'm certain it's going to change again soon, so I'll be sure to update this post in instance that happens. If you have whatever questions, post a comment. Enjoy!