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Rather than using the Adobe installer, it is recommended you use the [[Adobe Flash Player Full Installer]].Rather than using the Adobe installer, it is recommended you use the '''[[Adobe Flash Player Full Installer]]'''.  Each time you install or update [[Adobe Flash Player]] with the full installer, you need to remember to Tell Adobe Flash '''NOT TO AUTO INSTALL UPDATES'''.  You will note that this is step #3 in the [[Adobe Flash Player Full Installer]] guide.  If you accidentally skip step #3 you can always go to the Global Settings of Flash Player and change the option, ''see below''.Adobe all too frequently updates Flash Player with security fixes which are critical.  Sometimes the updates contain new features and additional bloatware.  In the past, some of the updates have had malware payloads.  You should change the automatic update setting to one that allows you to decide if you wish to install the update.  This way you can choose to install important security fixes which seem to be released monthly now, and you can skip past bloatware or suspicious updates.  {{:Adobe Flash Player- How to disable Automatic Updates}}# Right click on any Flash content, select Global Settings== Determine Flash Version ==# Click the Advanced tab# Under the Updates section in the middle of the dialog box change the setting to: "Notify me to install updates."See Illustrations for steps 1 and 3 below:The Adobe web site has a tool that will display the current version of Flash Player on your system.* http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/[[File:adobeflashnotifyme2.jpg]]== Install / Update Adobe Flash ==[[File:adobeflashnotifyme3.jpg]]Mozilla Firefox users on Microsoft Windows should use the [[Adobe Flash Player Full Installer]].  The Settings Manager is a Flash application that displays Flash Player settings which are stored on your computer only. For Linux users [[Install Update Flash Plugin Ubuntu]] demonstrates the process for Debian based distributions.Selecting the Notify Me When an Update to Adobe Flash Player is the option which allows you to decide if you wish to install a particular update.  Automatic notification is available on all Microsoft Windows platforms for the following browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and a few select variants.  It does not apply to Google Chrome.== Determine Flash Version ==See also: All pages relating to [http://wiki.robotz.com/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=Adobe+Flash&go=Go Adobe Flash Player] The Adobe web site has a tool that will display the current version of Flash Player on your system.* http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/[[Category:Security]]
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