Failed to load VKontakte plugin. Solution to the error “The plugin could not be loaded. What is this plugin
Modern browsers designed for viewing Internet pages are quite complex programs that offer the possibility of expanding and supplementing their existing functionality.
This task is accomplished through plugins available for download in special services. However, there are also problems with their operation that lead to error messages when loading extensions.
Phenomenon and reasons
This situation occurs on a variety of browsers, which makes this problem extremely common. If the user receives a message stating that the plugin could not be loaded in the Yandex browser, it is necessary to determine the reasons for this non-standard behavior of the program. In the vast majority of cases, such problems can be observed when working with the .
A feature of the Yandex browser and any other browser developed on the basis of Chromium is the presence of a built-in Shockwave Flash extension. In view of this, manual updating of this component most often does not produce results. This is due to the complete automation of work between the program and the component, which eliminates the need for user intervention.
There may be several reasons for this problem:
- The required plugin is disabled;
- Errors in cache and cookies;
- Outdated browser version.
Accordingly, the method that will have to be used to eliminate it will directly depend on what is identified.
Problem solving
The first thing you should take care of is to enable the desired plugin in the list of add-ons. Since it has a navigation system, finding the desired item will not be a problem. After enabling the required component, you must restart the browser or reload the page so that its content is recognized with the participation of the desired extension.
If you suspect that the error lies in the program cache, you can go to the Settings tab and select Tools to completely clear the history, including cache files, cookies and other data. After this, you need to reload the page, which will allow you to check if the problem is resolved.
If the browser has not been updated for a long time, then most likely it has an outdated version. To solve such problems, a manual update is provided, which can be quickly launched by going to the Help tab in the About section. After installing and applying the changes, the content should display correctly.
Sometimes Yandex Browser users may encounter the following error: "Failed to load plugin". This usually happens when trying to play some media content, such as a video or flash game.
Most often, this error may appear if Adobe Flash Player is malfunctioning, but reinstalling it does not always help solve the problem. In this case, you should resort to other methods to resolve the error.
This error can appear for one of several reasons. Here are the most common ones:
- problem with the flash player;
- loading a cached page with the plugin disabled;
- outdated version of the Internet browser;
- viruses and malware:
- a malfunction in the operating system.
Flash player problems
Updating flash player to the latest version
As mentioned earlier, a malfunction of the flash player or an outdated version of it can cause the browser to display an error. In this case, everything can be solved quite simply - by updating the plugin. In our other article at the link below you will find instructions on how to reinstall it.
Enabling the plugin
In some cases, the plugin cannot start for a simple reason - it is disabled. It may be unable to start after a crash and now you need to enable it manually.
Plugin conflict
If you see next to the Adobe Flash Player item “ (2 files)", and they are both running, then the reason the plugin stops working may be a conflict between these two files. To determine if this is the case, you need to do the following:
Other solutions to the problem
When the problem persists only on one site, try opening it through a different browser. The inability to load Flash content through different browsers may indicate:
- Breakdowns on the site side.
- Flash Player does not work correctly.
Clear cache and cookies
It may also be that after the page was loaded for the first time with the plugin disabled, it was stored in the cache in this form. Therefore, even after updating or enabling the plugin, the content still does not load. Simply put, the page is loaded from the cache, without any changes. In this case, you need to clear the cache and, if necessary, cookies.
Browser update
Yandex.Browser always updates automatically, but if there is some reason why it could not update itself, then you need to do it manually. We have already written about this in a separate article.
More details:
When opening media content in Yandex Browser, users may encounter a notification: “could not load the plugin.” Read what to do in this case and how to view the media page without errors within the framework of this article.
What is this plugin?
Flash Player is used to work with media files. Chromium-based browsers (including Yandex.Browser) use the built-in Shockwave Flash plugin. Working with the plugin is completely automated; updating Flash Player will not give any results. The only thing the user can do is disable or enable it in the browser.
Inclusion
The “plugin could not be loaded” error may appear simply because the plugin is disabled. To enable it:
Cleaning cash and cookies
There is a possibility that the page, after the first load, retained “its appearance” as it was when the plugin was disabled. And when the page is updated, instead of taking the updated data from the server, Yandex.Browser provides a version of this page saved on the computer, “assuming” that no changes have occurred. This is called page caching. To force the Internet browser to re-caches the page, you need to delete old references to it:
Advice! If the error cannot be resolved, try to see if the page works properly in another Internet browser or on another computer. Perhaps the cause of the error is on the site's side. If it doesn’t work only in Yandex.Browser,
No PC user is immune from errors occurring in the Windows system. These errors can appear under a variety of circumstances, and their causes may not always be obvious. Today we will deal with an error that occurs when trying to play video or flash content in the browser, instead of which a crossed out circle appears with the message “ Failed to load plugin”.
Express repair
So, you have your browser turned on, and you don’t want to make unnecessary moves to solve the problem you created. Let's go over the most obvious (but not always effective) ways to improve the situation:
- Try updating your browser. You may be using an outdated version of your web browser that has a number of bugs that may be fixed in the new version.
Tough measures
- If the above doesn't change anything dramatically, try clearing the contents of the folder using the following path (if it's Google Chrome):
C:/Users/User/AppData/Local/Google/Chrome/User Data/PepperFlash
The path may be different in other browsers.
- As a last resort, you can try completely reinstalling Adobe Flash Player. To do this, follow this link to the main Adobe Flash Player installation/update page and follow the instructions.
