Failed to load the plugin - what to do?

Very often, PC users face the problem of unsuccessful loading of the plug-in. Such an action can occur when you decide to watch the video, online broadcast, play flash games on your computer. The task with the plugin is completely solved, there are several options, how to eliminate it. Answers to the most popular questions on this topic can be found in our article.

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A bit of theory: why do you need a plugin?

If we speak simple words, the plugin is necessary in order to increase the functionality of "heavy" programs. Without a plugin, any applications will not work effectively. You need to download it on the computer only on official sites. If the plugin is downloaded from the pirate site, then with a high probability, the computer "picks up" the virus.

For example, you went to the site, you wish to watch the video and encounter the inscription "failed to download the plugin," this means that you have either the plug-in, or it requires updating. Remember, for different browsers and applications, you need different plugins. The most popular are:

Ace-Streem (with this plugin you can watch online broadcasts, television programs without a video delay, while the video quality will be the highest);
AdBlock Plus (if you are tired of commercials before viewing video or regularly pop-up dialog boxes, then this plugin will help to block them);
WOT (plugin will warn you about the danger of visiting a suspicious site);
Lightshot (if you do screenshots, then the plugin will help make this process much easier, improves the work with screenshots, edit them, create a link to a snapshot to distribute on the Internet);
Flash player (plugin installed almost on all PCs, it allows you to watch video and play flash games).

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Solution

If the plugin failed to download, then solve the problem can be solved by several actions:

1 Option - Update the browser and plugin (perhaps the plug-in did not update and gives malfunctions, for this, go to the browser menu and click on "Help", then select "Update", computer reboot and re-enter the desired site);
2 Option - Clean the cache and cookies, delete the browser history;
3 Option - reinstall the plugin (you first need to delete it from your computer and update it, then restart the computer and try again);
4 option - perhaps your computer uses several such plugins at once, so they can happen to "conflict" and give malfunctions to check the number of plug-ins, visit the installed applications page and press ENTER, check how many plugins are on simultaneously (if several extensions work At the same time, the type "PPAPI", one must be disabled by clicking on "disable"), browser to restart and visit the site;
5 Option - Start work in another browser (if you do not want to download or update the plugin, it is possible in another browser it is already installed, so you can visit the desired site on another browser).