Disabling Flash

There are more reasons to uninstall flash than to keep it, but I'm not going to cover those at this time. Uninstalling Flash completely does more to help kill the sickly standard and usher in better choices from content providers, but some people may not be ready to remove it completely just yet. For them I suggest simply disabling it in their web browser of choice. This will give a feel for which sites which sites still use flash and for whether or not it is actually needed. It will gives a way to go back easily should the need arise.

Disable Flash in Chrome:

• Type chrome:plugins in the address bar to open the Plug-ins page.
• On the Plug-ins page that appears, find the “Flash” listing.
• To disable Adobe Flash Player completely, click the Disable link under its name.
• If you have two listings you have both the Adobe Flash Player plugin installed separately and the one shipped with chrome. Disable them both.

Disable Flash in Firefox:

• Go to the menu button in the upper right-hand corner.
• In the Add-ons Manager tab, select Plugins.
• Go to Shockwave Flash and select Never Activate

Disable Flash in IE:

• Select the gear button in the upper right-hand corner.
• Click Internet options.
• Click Programs.
• Click Manage add-ons.
• Click Shockwave Flash Client.
• In the lower right hand corner, click Disable.