By Achilles Hill | Last Updated
Google Chrome is popular with the public, for its freedom to install every plug-in as you like. By default, Chrome has a built-in Flash plug-in. Nevertheless, if you have installed Adobe Flash on your computer at the same time, these two versions of Flash would conflict with each other. Afterwards, you will receive such a message about "This following plug-in has crashed: Shockwave Flash". This passage covers 4 awesome ways to fix the Chrome Shockwave Flash Crash, let's follow the tutorial below step by step.
Note: Before we get started, please reset your Internet connection and make sure it works normally.
Some video website might require JavaScript, for instance, YouTube videos. In this case, we have to open the JavaScript manually.
Step 1: Open Chrome, click the vertical ellipsis at the top-right corner and select Settings option.
Step 2: Click on Advanced in the middle of the bottom. Scroll down and tap on Content settings under Privacy and security section. Switch the button on to set JavaScript into Allowed.
Too much cache will affect video, so we need to clean up all cache and cookies in Chrome. Be careful if you have saved the password in Chrome, the corresponding data will be clear and you need to log in again when you visit this website next time. Chrome will be slow down at the same time.
Step 1: At the top-right corner, click on "More" icon and select New Incognito Window and then play your video in the Incognito window. Or you can use the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + N directly.
Step 2: If the video plays in the Incognito window, you can navigate to More> Settings> Advanced> Clear browsing data. Check all items and select "the beginning of time", click on "CLEAR BROWSING DATA" button. For more detail tutorial, you can refer to how to clear Chrome cache manually on Windows 10.
The hardware acceleration of Flash is too worse that easily cause Chrome crashing. Thus you'd better cancel hardware acceleration in Chrome.
Step 1: In Chrome, click on "More" menu at the top-right corner and select Settings.
Step 2: Tap on Advanced at the bottom of the page. Scroll down and turn the switch behind "Use hardware acceleration when available" off.
To disable Shockwave Flash, you have to make sure the version of your Google Chrome. You can navigate to More menuHelp About Google Chrome.
Step 1: Input "chrome://plugins" command in the address bar and hit Enter to show the list of plug-ins installed in Chrome.
Step 2: Click on Details at the top-right corner to view more. Find the Shockwave Flash under Adobe Flash Player and Click Disable.
Note: Here advice to disable Shockwave Flash to prevent new conflicts coming out when chrome updates.
Step 1: At the top-right corner, click on "More" icon and select Settings. Click on Advanced at the bottom of the page.
Step 2: Scroll down and select "Content settings" under Privacy and security section. Tap on Flash and switch it off.
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