Do you know what version of Flash you have installed? Do you know what the latest version of Flash is, so you can make sure you're running the latest and greatest? Do you know why either question is important?

Adobe Flash, sometimes still called Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Flash, is a platform that many websites choose to use to play video. On your end, your browser, like Chrome, Firefox, or IE, needs to have something called a plug-in so you can play those videos.

So, when you ask 'what version of Flash do I have?' what you're really asking is 'what version of the Flash plug-in for my browser do I have installed?'

Knowing what version number of the Flash plug-in you have installed on your browser is important if you're troubleshooting an issue with videos playing, or are having some other problem with your browser.

'What Version of Flash Do I Have?'

The easiest way to tell what version of Flash you have installed in the browser in question, assuming Flash and your browser is working, is to visit Adobe's excellent help page:

Flash Player Help [Adobe.com]

Once there, tap or click Check Now.

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In the YOUR SYSTEM INFORMATION section that appears, you'll see the Flash version that's running, as well as the name of the browser you're using and your operating system version.

If Adobe's automatic check doesn't work, you can usually right-click on any Flash video and look for the Flash version number at the end of the pop-up box. It will look something like About Adobe Flash Player x.x.x.x...

If Flash videos aren't working at all, you get some kind of Flash related error message, or you can't even use your browser, see How to Manually check the Flash Version for a Browser below for more help.

If you use more than one browser, re-run the check from each browser! Because browsers handle Flash differently, it's very common to be running different versions of Flash from browser to browser. See Flash Support by Browser below for more on this.

'What Is the Latest Version of Adobe Flash?'

Adobe updates Flash on a regular basis, sometimes to add new features but usually to correct security issues and other bugs. This is why keeping Flash updated to the latest version is important.

See the Adobe Flash Player page for the latest version of Flash for every supported browser on every supported operating system.

Updating to the latest version of Flash can be done from the Adobe Flash Player Download center on Adobe's site.

Adobe usually recommends that you install a couple other programs along with Adobe Flash, but you don't have to. They're completely harmless programs — and may even be things that you want to have on your computer — but uncheck them if you don't want to install them.

Another option is a software updater. These are programs that you install for the purpose of keeping your other software updated, and many of them support Flash. See our list of free software updater programs for some of our favorites.

You most likely have to restart your web browser in order for a new Flash installation to take full effect.

How to Manually Check the Flash Version for a Browser

Adobe's Check Now button is great, but if you're dealing with a major problem with Flash or your browser, which is a big reason why you'd want to know what version of Flash you have in the first place, it will probably do you no good.

Here's how to manually check the version of Flash running in each of these browsers:

Google Chrome: If Chrome will start, type chrome://flash in the address bar and look for Flash plugin in the list. The Flash version number is shown right next to that entry. If Chrome will not start, search your computer for pepflashplayer.dll and note the most recent version number of that file that's found.

Mozilla Firefox: If Firefox starts, type about:plugins in the address bar and look for Shockwave Flash in the list. The version number of Flash is shown after Version:. If Firefox will not start, search your computer for NPSWF32 or NPSWF64. A number of files may be found, but take note of the version number of the file that has several underscores.

Internet Explorer (IE): If IE starts, tap or click the gear button, followed by Manage add-ons. Choose Shockwave Flash Object and then note the Flash version number at the bottom of the screen. If you don't see Shockwave Flash Objectin the list of add-ons, change the 'Show:' drop-down menu option to be All add-ons.

Edge:Open Control Panel and go to Programs and then Programs and Features. Click or tap once on Adobe Flash Player and note the number next to Product version at the bottom of Control Panel, or under the Version column off to the right.

Safari: From the Safari menu, select Preferences... Go to the Websites tab and locate the Plug-ins section. Under Adobe Flash Player is the Flash version number. If you're using Mac OS X 10.10 or older, go to Safari > Preferences.. > Security and then click Plug-in Settings.. or Manage Website Settings.. to see the Flash version.

Flash Support by Browser

The various major browsers in use today all work with Flash in different ways, making it a little difficult to stay updated if you use multiple browsers.

Google Chrome keeps Flash updated automatically, so assuming Chrome is working properly and updating automatically, so will Adobe Flash.

Mozilla Firefox does not keep Flash updated as Firefox updates, so you'll need to update Flash when prompted on your computer or download and install the latest versions as they become available.

Edge & Internet Explorer (IE) in Windows 10 and Windows 8 will keep Flash updated via Windows Update. See How Do I Install Windows Updates? if you need help with that. In versions of Windows older than Windows 10 & 8, however, Flash will need to be updated in IE via Adobe's Flash download center, just like with Firefox.

Safari does not keep Flash updated. You update Flash on a Mac when there's a prompt for a Flash update, or by downloading and installing Flash Player manually. So, updating Safari does not update Flash.

Other browsers not listed usually follow the same rules we outlined for Mozilla Firefox.

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Adobe just released version 10 of the free Flash Player Web browser plug-in. The new version (10.0.12.36) replaces version 9,0,124,0 (yes, those are commas, not periods) and includes an important fix for a security flaw known as 'clickjacking,' as well as fixes for other problems.

Everyone should update their copy of the Flash Player, and this post explains how to do so on Windows machines (the Flash Player also runs on OS X and Linux).

Updating the Flash Player on a Windows machine is unusually cumbersome. In part, this is because the Internet Explorer version is packaged very differently from the Firefox/Opera/Chrome version, so the Flash Player needs to be installed separately into each browser.*

Another reason for the unusual hassle is that for many years, installing a new version didn't remove old versions. Then too, if all goes well, you should be able to remove recent versions of Flash in the normal way, but all doesn't always go well. For example, on the Windows XP computer I'm writing this on, version 9,0,124,0 of the Flash Player plug-in is installed and working fine, yet it doesn't show up in the 'Add or Remove programs list' in the control panel.

Thus, the safest approach is to use Adobe's Flash Player uninstaller program.

I've written about this before, so rather than rehash it fully, what follows is a seven-step cheat sheet.

Step 1: To get the lay of the land, use Adobe's Flash tester page to see which version is currently being used by your Web browsers. I say 'browsers' because this needs to be done in each installed Web browser.

Uninstalling

Step2: Download the Adobe Flash Player uninstaller here. If you've done this before, do it again. The Windows uninstaller was last updated on October 15, 2008.

Step 3: Shut down all running programs, then run the uninstaller. Below are the uninstall details.

Step 4: Check the output from the uninstaller to see if you need to restart Windows. Here is what Adobe says about this:

'Internet Explorer users may have to reboot to clear all uninstalled Flash Player ActiveX control files. If you're not certain, select the 'Show Details' button in the Flash Player uninstaller. If there are any log lines that begin with 'Delete on Reboot..' then you'll need to reboot BEFORE running the Flash Player installer again.'

Step 5: Adobe's Flash Player uninstaller is limited in a few ways. For one, it does not deal with portable versions of Firefox (see Portable Firefox and the Flash Player). It also doesn't handle other software, such as Dreamweaver, that includes its own copy of the Flash Player. Then too, there used to be a bug with its not searching for installed copies of Flash in places used by very old browsers.

The best way to get a true inventory of all instances of the Flash Player is to run the Secunia Online Software Inspector and turn on the checkbox to 'Enable thorough system inspection.' Expect it to take awhile.

Installing

Step 6: In Internet Explorer, first make sure that only one copy of IE is running. Then get the new version of the Flash Player at www.adobe.com/go/getflash. Look for a checkbox about also installing the Google toolbar. If there is one, I suggest turning it off on the theory that the less software installed the better.

The Flash Player installs like any other ActiveX control. Adobe warns, however, that 'if you don't have administrator access, then you may not be able to install Flash Player successfully.'

Step 7: For Firefox, Opera, and Chrome, Adobe also warns that you 'may require administrative access to your PC' (see Flash Player installation instructions). Start any of these browsers, go to www.adobe.com/go/getflash, and download a file called install_flash_player.exe.

Close all Web browsers, then run the installation program. Finally, start each non-IE Web browser on your computer and verify the installation at the Flash tester page.

Here's the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow:

If you have any problems, see Troubleshoot Adobe Flash Player installation for Windows. You can also download flash at adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/.

To answer the question you may be thinking, yes, in an ideal world this posting would not be needed, let alone be so long.

*Adobe refers to the Firefox/Opera/Chrome version of the Flash Player as the 'plug-in' version. In Internet Explorer, the Flash Player is an ActiveX control. You'll see them listed separately in the list of installed software in the control panel.

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