
If all went well, the version should now be 24.0.0.221. If you look closely, the status goes from "component downloading" to "update ready" to "Component updated." It literally takes a second. If the version is anything other than 24.0.0.221, it needs to be updated.Ĭlick on the gray "Check for Update" button and the update happens in a flash (sorry). In the browser address bar. Look for the Adobe Flash Player in the list of components. You can, however, force Chrome to update Flash by entering The usual method of forcing a Chrome update (Help -> About Google Chrome) on Windows and OS X/macOS may or may not update Flash. However, there are some websites where browser settings. I mention this now, because Adobe released a new version of the Flash player today, one that fixes 13 bugs, many of them critical. Adobe Flash Player is a plugin that it is installed and activated by default in Google Chrome. So if you run into problems, check for updates on all the components.For years now, the Chrome browser has reported that it was up to date, even when there was an old copy of the Flash Player embedded in the browser.

My concern is that these components are not updated often enough and without user intervention. Google Chrome will automatically update when new versions of. Again, if it isn’t valid, it won’t run/load. This is what I get Your Google Chrome browser already includes Adobe Flash Player built-in. Signed Tree Heads also have to do with certificates and signed actions. If Chrome thinks it’s been revoked, it will not load something that might be embedded that originates from a separate site. These lists determine whether you certificate is valid for your site.

It is also possible the CRLSet could do this since it seems to me it may have something to do with Certificate Revocation Lists. The only components that needed updating were the Signed Tree Heads, File Type Policies, and CRLSet. Recently, I came across this idea while searching for the reason these videos weren’t playing I ran an update check on all the components. File Type Policies, for instance, may also cause embedded YouTube videos to not play.

There are several components in there that need updating from time to time, not just Flash. Since Adobe ends support for Flash Player, and disables the latest versions in 2021, here are fully functional versions of Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome with an older version of Flash Player released before Adobe implemented the 'kill switch' / 'time bomb' in the software.
