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How to fix ‘A plug-in (Shockwave Flash) isn’t responding’ error on Google Chrome

January 29, 2013 By Nwosu Desmond 14 Comments

Just recently I have been having a lot of Google Chrome crashes as a result of the failure in shockwave flash plugin. Whenever this happens I see an error message that reads ‘A plug-in (Shockwave Flash) isn’t responding’ and the Google Chrome browser will freeze and crash.

Shockwave Flash is an Adobe software player that enhances online multimedia content and Google Chrome comes with Shockwave Flash plugin pre-installed. Google Chrome uses this internal Flash plugin instead of the one installed on the system compared to other browsers like Firefox and Opera. Whenever there is an update of the Google Chrome browser, the internally installed Flash updates. This means there can be two different versions of Flash in your system which can cause a browser lag and sudden crash of all active flash instances.

A plug-in (Shockwave Flash) isn't respondingThis plugin makes it possible for us to stream videos/audios on our browser. Certain websites that have flash animations may not display at all if this plugin crashes. This error is quite frustrating so I have decided to share with you how I solved the “A plug-in (Shockwave Flash) isn’t responding” error on my Google Chrome browser.

How to fix “A plug-in (Shockwave Flash) isn’t responding” error:

Step 1: Launch Google Chrome and type about:plugins in the address bar and hit the ‘Enter’ key on your keyboard.

This will open a list of all the plugins installed on your Google Chrome.

A plug-in (Shockwave Flash) isn't responding

Step 2: From the image above you will notice there are 2 Flash versions, which means there is flash conflict between the 2 flash instances.

Step 3: Expand the Flash plugin from the + Details Button at the top right corner of the plugin list.

A plug-in (Shockwave Flash) isn't responding

You will notice from the image above the 2 versions of flash that is conflicting.

Step 4: Disable the Google Chrome’s internal Flash installation. Don’t worry about which one is the Chrome’s flash installation. Disable the one on the Google Chrome AppData folder. See the underlined version in the image above.

Disable the Google chrome flash installation

Step 5: The restart your Google Chrome browser and the ‘A plug-in (Shockwave Flash) isn’t responding’ error will be solved/fixed.

Must Read: Google Chrome: How to check for Google Chrome updates

Now I hope you can also fix your own ‘A plug-in (Shockwave Flash) isn’t responding’ error if you ever have one following the guidelines I shared here on how I fixed mine. These steps will surely fix the ‘A plug-in (Shockwave Flash) isn’t responding’ error in Google Chrome. When you disable the Google Chrome flash installation, it will never get an update whenever your Google Chrome updates.

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Filed Under: Computers, How-To, Internet, Softwares Tagged With: Browser, Flash, Google Chrome, Plugins, Shockwave

Comments

  1. Stan Gologoski says

    January 30, 2013 at 10:29 am

    Great tip! I’ve had the same problem with Flash player in Chrome very often, and it’s been irritating me for quite a while. I’ve been waiting for Chrome update but now I’ll just follow your instructions

  2. Nwosu Mavtrevor says

    January 30, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    Am glad the process helped out..it worked for me…

  3. benammi swift says

    May 11, 2013 at 1:51 pm

    i tried the this method and i’m afraid it didnt work

    thanks for help in advance

    Ben

  4. Nwosu Mavtrevor says

    May 11, 2013 at 6:16 pm

    Maybe you should check if you are doing anything wrongly, the method is very easy to understand.

  5. DarkLight says

    May 22, 2013 at 5:16 pm

    what if i did what you said and still have the problem

  6. DarkLight says

    May 22, 2013 at 5:19 pm

    well i found the problem. i did what you said and a week later it auto enabled itself so you just gotta fix it every time it happens or is there a way to stop it from auto re enabling.

  7. Nwosu Mavtrevor says

    May 22, 2013 at 10:35 pm

    Check your Chrome settings and ensure your browser is logged in using your Gmail account, well mine doesn’t re-enable itself.

  8. John says

    February 16, 2014 at 12:40 am

    Thanks. I followed the very clear instructions and the problem was resolved. I really appreciate your work.

  9. william says

    February 24, 2014 at 4:59 am

    i only have 1 adobe flash player though :( can some1 help me plz?

  10. Nwosu Mavtrevor says

    February 24, 2014 at 9:01 am

    Then uninstall it and re-install a new one.

  11. Azin says

    May 23, 2014 at 9:16 pm

    The problem isn’t necessarily the same one you had. I only have one Flash installation, so following your steps is impossible.

    Thanks for trying to help though.

  12. Helen Wood says

    November 23, 2014 at 7:51 am

    Thanks. This has been driving me crazy. And thanks for making it easy.

  13. Mick Foley says

    December 5, 2014 at 9:55 pm

    Thank you.

  14. sara says

    February 21, 2015 at 3:33 am

    I have this exact problem, but it doesn’t say I have 2 flashes, and no one else seems to have this problem and I’m confused!

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