Modern programs are very “smart”, but sometimes they fail, which are preceded by a lot of reasons, ranging from physical to software. The error that most often appears in the Yandex browser is “could not load the plugin,” this indicates the absence or disabled state of a separate module. This problem applies exclusively to Adobe Flash Player, as it occurs when trying to play a video or animation. Various reasons can cause a plugin to fail to load, but they are all fixable. We will tell you how to troubleshoot the problem in the article.
The key reason why the plugin could not be loaded in the Yandex browser is a malfunction of Adobe Flash Player. It is a built-in module in Chromium-based browsers: Opera, Google Chrome, Yandex Browser. You can find the plugin in the section browser://plugins called Adobe Flash Player with the signature Shockwave Flash. The user himself does not have much influence on the add-on settings; the only thing he can do is turn off or activate the module.
Among the common reasons why Adobe Flash Player malfunctions, we highlight:
- The plugin is disabled in the settings. This is the simplest and most common reason why the plugin does not load in the Yandex browser. To fix it, just change the launch parameters in the settings;
- Browser malfunctions due to cluttering with temporary files: cache, cookies, history;
- Outdated browser. Each program has a lot of shortcomings, which the developers are gradually eliminating. Only in the latest version of the browser are there the least risks of encountering defects;
- Viral activity in the system. Viruses can damage some of the functions of any program and Yandex browser is no exception;
- Launching the plugin blocks a third-party extension.
Each problem has its own solution, but some methods are universal and suitable for almost all users. One of the universal methods is system recovery.
How to fix the problem - the plugin could not be loaded
Launching the plugin
If the message “could not launch the plugin” appears in the Yandex browser, the first thing we recommend is to check the activity of the module. Many users disable Shockwave Flash on their own, since with its help sites reveal the location of the computer, bypassing anonymizers. To increase anonymity, it is recommended to disable Adobe Flash Player, but without it, individual videos will stop loading.
Checking the plugin activity:
Clear cookies, cache, history
Before moving on to other methods to restore your browser, you should clear all third-party files. This can be done within the browser itself in one of two ways: using hot keys or through the settings section.
Standard way to clear history:
An alternative way to get to the right place is to click Ctrl + Shift + Del. The next steps are identical.
If extensions in the Yandex browser do not work for this reason, after cleaning and restarting the browser, the videos will start running normally.
Browser update
If Yandex Browser shows an error while viewing media content, there is a possibility that the problem is in an outdated version of the program. The likelihood of this problem is especially high if the Yandex browser stops loading for no apparent reason (In this case, reinstalling the browser is necessary).
How to update your web browser:
Virus cleaning
It is extremely difficult to manually detect viruses and their consequences, but there are special anti-virus programs that will do this for us. The first option for cleaning the system from viruses is to run a deep cleaning procedure in an antivirus: Nod32, Kaspersky, etc.
To avoid installing an antivirus, you can install antivirus scanners, which do not protect your computer in real time, but only scan Windows and remove viruses. They do their job quite well. One of the best options is Dr.Web.
If the video is not shown due to the influence of malicious code, simply removing viruses is not a sufficient procedure to restore functionality. Often you have to reinstall the Yandex browser completely.
Checking extensions
Some extensions like “Disable Youtube™ HTML5 Player” can block Adobe Flash Player by switching to HTML5. If the browser or resource does not work with the HTML5 standard, a characteristic window will appear indicating that the plugin could not be loaded.
You should check for the presence of such extensions:
To shorten the time, you can press Ctrl + Shift + N and try running the video in incognito mode. Add-ons in incognito mode are inactive without manual configuration.
Additional recovery methods
If the Yandex browser has stopped loading videos and shows an error even now, this is not a reason to refuse to use it, because there are several more proven methods:
Unfortunately, there are still cases where certain browser functions do not work, but now one of the problems – “could not load the plugin” in the Yandex browser – can be considered resolved. The listed methods help in 99% of cases.
When trying to play any video online, users may encounter a message that the plugin failed to load. This problem may appear only on some sites and affect only certain browsers (especially those based on the Chromium kernel), nevertheless causing a lot of inconvenience. In this article, I will tell you why the message that the plugin could not be downloaded appears, and I will also explain how to fix the problem failed to load plugin on your PC.
Reasons for the message “could not download plugin”
The problem concerns not only the many videos on the Internet, the playback of which becomes impossible. Various flash games that use the functionality of Adobe Flash Player also refuse to launch, and instead of them working, the user sees the same black window with the phrase “could not load plugin.”
The culprit for this dysfunction is the disabled (or not working correctly) Adobe Flash Player plugin, which must be activated using the techniques that I will discuss below.
The errors described by me earlier “ ” and “ “ may also appear.
How to get rid of the extension loading problem
To fix the work with this plugin you need to perform a number of necessary actions:
Conclusion
Typically, the reason for the “could not load plugin” message is a malfunction of the Adobe Flash Player plugin. To correct the described dysfunction, I recommend using the set of techniques described above; in extreme cases, you can use another browser (for example, Mozilla). Often, manually enabling the described plugin in the browser settings is enough. Good luck.
Some users who have chosen the Opera web browser may encounter problems when playing videos and music online. If your video does not start playing, the browser stops working, or pop-up windows with error warnings pop up, it means that for some reason your system was unable to load the Flash-Player plugin in Opera.
There are many possible reasons associated with this error. Using an outdated version of the program, a frozen plugin, system malfunctions, malware actions - all this can disrupt the correct operation of the online player. This article discusses what to do if you encounter a similar problem in Opera.
The first thing to do if you are unable to load the Flash plugin is to restart your browser. It is quite possible that some program tool malfunctioned, as a result of which the usual work was disrupted. If the problem persists after restarting, proceed to the next step.
In the Opera search bar, enter “opera://plugins” and press Enter. You will be taken to the connected plugins configuration page. Here you need to check if several Flash players are running at the same time. They can conflict with each other, causing periodic failures.
If you have more than one extension working, click on the “Show details” button. You need to leave only one active plugin (the latest version and preferably without the “NPAPI” mark). The object is disabled using the “Disable” button.
Updating and reinstalling Opera
If the previous methods did not have a positive effect, you should try updating your browser. Typically, it updates itself, but this setting may have been disabled. In addition, the downloading of new updates may be prevented by an installed antivirus or firewall.
To check the current version of the Opera browser, do the following:
If you are using an outdated application and for some reason the automatic download of the update does not start, you need to reinstall the program:
Reinstalling Flash
If all of the above did not help, then the reason lies in problems with Adobe Flash.
- Open Uninstall Programs again as described above.
- Find all the Flash files (there may be several of them) and delete one by one.
- Now go to the official plugin download site https://get.adobe.com/ru/flashplayer/.
- Click on the “Download system module” hyperlink.
- You will be prompted to additionally install some free application, for example, Google Chrome. If you don’t need it, uncheck the box next to the offer.
- Click "Install Now".
- Wait for the process to complete and restart your browser.
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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,
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.
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