Failed to load the plugin in Yandex Browser and Google Chrome: what to do? How to fix the error if the plugin could not be loaded in the browser? Why does it appear that the plugin could not be loaded? Errors on PC: plugin could not be loaded - what to do

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:

1. Breakdowns on the site side.
2. 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:

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.
  

Modules expand the functional boundaries of browsers, including Yandex. By default, many of them are activated, but there are times when the plugin is disabled due to some kind of failure, which affects its operation. Let's look at how to enable the plugin in Yandex Browser.

Briefly about plugins

In another way, plugins are also called modules. These are small programs that, like add-ons, are built into the browser to expand its functionality. The difference between them is that plugins do not have their own interface.

What exactly do they give?

• Ability to watch videos and listen to music.
• Improving the performance of web services.
• View PDF files and more.

The user can update, remove, disable or enable plugins provided by the browser. In this case, plugins in Yandex Browser will be considered.

Where can I find modules?

Before you do anything with plugins, you need to know where they are located. There are two ways to open them.

Method No. 1

1.Go to Settings through the browser menu (icon with three horizontal lines in the upper right corner). Go to the end of the page and open the “Show advanced settings” section, which will be highlighted in blue.

2. In the “Personal Data” block, click on the first button “Content Settings”.

3. Go to the “Plugins” section, and then follow the “Manage individual plugins” link.

A new tab will open in which you will see the installed plugins.

4. To find out more information about the module, click on the “Details” button.

Method number 2

To quickly go to the page where you can view plugins, enter the address in the browser line: browser://plugins. In this way, you can immediately get to the window with a list of plugins in Yandex Browser.

Download and install

When you need a certain plugin to view the contents of a page or update an outdated module, the browser itself will notify you about this, offering to download and install it immediately.

One of the main plugins is Flash Player. You need to download it from the official resource, like all other programs. The system itself will transfer you to a secure site. You just need to click on the “Install” button.

If the system needs to update a module, you will see an alert at the top of the screen:

Click on "Update module". It is better to do this as early as possible so that the browser can continue to function as before.

Enable and disable

What should you do if suddenly there is an urgent need to enable certain plugins in Yandex? Is it possible, on the contrary, to disable plugins that slow down the browser? It's easy to do all this.

1. Go to the plugins menu using any of the methods indicated above.
2. Click “Enable” if the plugin is not working, or “Disable” if you need to pause its operation.

You can disable the module, but it is important to remember that by stopping its operation, the user deprives the browser of the ability to perform certain actions with the media. It is likely that you may stop loading videos on websites. This applies to plugins, not extensions. The first can be called service browser add-ons, and the second can be called user add-ons, that is, optional or optional.

However, some extensions, for example, a translator in Yandex Browser, are already built into the system, that is, they do not require additional downloading.

How to delete?

The question should be different: is it possible to remove a module? The user does not have this option. Removing modules from the browser system is a matter for developers. This usually happens due to the fact that plugins become outdated. Instead, more modern solutions are appearing. For example, NPAPI. This plugin is no longer supported. Now, instead of it, they use its improved version - PPAPI.

One more example - . This module can no longer be connected to Yandex Browser as an add-on or activated in the options as an integrated module.

Plugins and ad blocking

Yandex Browser launched a new test feature in Android versions last year. Every mobile browser user will find the line “Hide annoying ads” in the settings.

In Yandex Browser Add-ons you will also find the “Blocking Flash Banners and Videos” extension. Setting up these add-ons comes down to changing the list of filters, as well as disabling and enabling them on certain pages.

However, use just one plugin, otherwise the program will freeze.

Bypass blocking on sites with FriGate

Some resources may not be available to users for one reason or another. We will not go deeper into them. Let's just say one thing: the blocking can be easily bypassed with a plugin already built into the updated Yandex Browser called FriGate. It uses a proxy server to access restricted sites.

Open the “Add-ons” tab. We look for the extension and set it to “On”.

Plugin errors

As we have already emphasized, the main module in the browser is Flash Player. Without it there would be no video playback.

No matter how reliable Yandex.Browser is, glitches also occur in its operation. One of the common problems is the flash error. Sometimes when you try to launch a video or game in the browser, a gray window appears with a notification that the plugin could not be loaded. Why is this happening?

The problem is most likely due to the fact that your computer already has another Flash Player (an outdated version that was installed to work with other browsers). There is a conflict between two players running at the same time. What to do in such a situation?

Check if you have the latest version
1.Go to the Menu and click on the “Advanced” item in the drop-down list.

3.If there is an “Update” button in the tab, then click on it. This means that you have an outdated browser version. This can naturally cause problems with other modules. The update downloads quickly and installs immediately.

4.Click on “Restart”.

Since Yandex Browser is now updated automatically, there may be a message: “You are using the latest version of Yandex Browser.” In this case, it's not a matter of updating. Remove the second outdated player.

Getting rid of an outdated plugin

If you only use Yandex on your PC, you have the right to remove the Adobe Flash Player plugin that you installed earlier.

1.Launch Control Panel via Start or otherwise.

2.Find the “Uninstall programs” section.

3. Find Adobe Flash Player and remove it. Restart the browser.

Clear cache and browser history

Often plugins for Yandex Browser do not run properly on the site due to a full cache. You can clean it using special programs, for example, CCleaner, or through the tools of the browser itself. Let's consider the second option.

1.Go to Browser Settings.

2.Go to the end of the page and click on the “Show additional settings” button.

3.Click on the second button “Clear download history”.

4.Set the “All time” parameter.

5.Leave all the marked items as they are and click on “Clear history”.

If the problem continues to bother you from time to time, you can use the following trick: disable the built-in module and install the Adobe Flash Player plugin from the official resource.

Plugins are an integral part of browsers. It is highly not recommended to disable them yourself if the browser is working stably. Also make sure your browser receives regular updates.

The message “Failed to load plugin” in the Google Chrome browser is a very common problem. When you try to launch some online game or video in the place where the multimedia content should be, this inscription appears.

It happens that certain elements of the site refuse to display correctly or appear at all, and in their place, again, it says that the plugin is not loaded.

Regardless of how exactly the problem manifests itself, there is a universal set of methods for solving this problem. We'll look at all of them.

1. Update your browser

The Chrome browser needs updating from time to time. In most cases, this process occurs automatically, but it happens that for some reason the update does not occur. And this can cause various problems in Chrome.

Therefore, if you see a message about a broken plugin, you should not ask the question “What does this message mean?” It is better to update it manually.

This is done as follows:

• Go to the browser's advanced features menu. It's a three-bar button in the top right corner. Click on it.
• Next, hover your mouse over the “Help” text. Another auxiliary menu will appear on the left.
• Click on “About Google Chrome Browser”.

• Next, a page will open indicating the current version. An automatic check for updates will begin. If there are any, the browser will be updated, and if not, a message will appear stating that the current version is up to date. That is, at the last stage you don’t need to do anything.
• Close and reopen Chrome, that is, restart it.

Advice: Try also uninstalling Chrome from your computer, downloading the latest version from the official website and installing it.

If in this case nothing has changed, then you should try working directly with the plugins.

2. Working with plugins

If problems arise with plugins, then the first thing to do in such a situation is to restart or reinstall them.

The process looks like this step by step:

• Type “chrome://plugins” in the address bar and press “Enter” on your keyboard. This will allow you to see the entire list of plugins currently installed in the browser.
• Try disabling the first one on the list. To do this, there is an inscription “Disable” under it, just click on it. After that, close and open Google Chrome.
• If it doesn’t help, run the previously disabled plugin and do the same with the second and all other plugins.

There is one interesting nuance associated with the problem we are considering.

The fact is that in most cases the inscription appears due to incorrect operation of Adobe Flash Player. He is the one responsible for all multimedia. Therefore, perform all the above actions, first of all, with him.

Also, it would be good to completely reinstall this plugin. You should also check for updates. In the list of Adobe Flash Player components it is called pepper_flash.

As for updating Adobe Flash Player in general, which can also affect the operation of multimedia in Chrome, this is done by going to the official website and clicking on the “Install now” button.

After this, all you have to do is run the downloaded file and follow the installer’s instructions.

3. Clean your browser

Often, all kinds of garbage, for example, residual files and cache, can also prevent multimedia content from launching normally. Therefore, it would be useful to clear your browser of all this.

This is done like this:

• Click on the three lines in the upper right corner and click on "History".
• In the window that opens, click “Clear history.”
• Another small window will appear where you can select what exactly should be washed. Be sure to check the boxes related to cookies and cache (highlighted in Figure 4). When you check the necessary boxes, click on the “Clear history” button.
• When the process is complete, restart your browser.

Attention! Passwords, autofill and app hosting data, and content licenses are not needed and cannot even be deleted. Therefore, be careful not to tick these boxes.

If even then nothing changes, then the problem is in the computer. Most likely, this is a virus and needs to be removed with a good antivirus. Good luck in the fight against Chrome bugs!

Quite often, users of different browsers may see the message "Failed to load plugin" when trying to play some flash game or video using this very browser. Usually this message pops up when there is a problem with the Adobe Flash Player plugin, and if you encounter this, now we will help you fix this error.

Method 1: Updating your browser

Let's start with the fastest and easiest way to solve this problem. We will show the whole process using the Chrome browser as an example (in other browsers everything is done similarly).

To update your browser, you need to open the browser menu and select Help - About the Google Chrome browser.

On the page that appears, click on the button Update to update your browser to the latest version. Chrome checks for updates automatically when you go to this page.

Method 2: Disabling the plugin

If the first method did not help, move on to this one.

Open the page with a list of installed plugins. If it's Chrome, then enter in the address bar chrome://plugins and click Enter.

For the Opera browser you should enter opera://plugins

For the Yandex browser you should enter browser://plugins

For the Firefox browser, enter about:plugins

In the list provided, see if there is more than one Flash Player plugin. If yes, then disable the one that has type PPAPI, then restart your browser.

Method 3. Clear history

If this problem appears only on some sites, then you should clear the cookies and cache files.

Cookies- These are files that contain information about previously visited sites. On subsequent visits to a site, the settings that were previously applied to this site by the user will be loaded using cookies.

Cache- these are files that store copies of previously visited pages (the pages themselves, pictures and other viewing components). These files help the website display faster the next time you visit it.

To delete these files, you need to go to the settings to clear your browser history. To do this in the Chrome browser, press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+H or select item from the menu Story.