Turn On Click to Play Plugins in Google Chrome

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You're watching VisiHow. In the previous tutorial, we changed background images. This is a tutorial on how to turn on click-to-play plug-ins in Google Chrome. That means that we can play Flash applications on web sites only when we want to.

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   Go to http://www.speedtest.net

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   A Flash web application will be loaded automatically.

   

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   If you want to run Flash applications only when you want, open a new tab at the top of your browser window

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   Next, click the hot-dog "Settings" menu

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   It is at the top-right side of the window.

   

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   In the drop-down window that appears, click "Settings"

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   In the "Settings" window, scroll down to the "Privacy" heading

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   Click "Content settings..."

   

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   In the pop-up window, scroll down to the "Plugins" section

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   Click "Let me choose when to run plugin content"

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   When you've clicked that setting, click the "Done" button

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    Now, reload the http://speedtest.net web page

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    You will see the Flash application is grayed out. It reads "Control-click to play Adobe Flash Player".

    

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    Press the "Ctrl" key on the keyboard and click the grayed out image

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    A menu will appear allowing you to click "Run This Plugin", "Hide This Plugin", or "Inspect Element".

    

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    For this tutorial, let's click "Run This Plugin"

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    Once you've made this selection, the plugin will be loaded.

    

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This has been a VisiHow tutorial on how to turn on click-to-play plugins in Google Chrome. If you're having trouble disabling plugins and choosing to play them on a case-by-case basis using the Google Chrome settings panel, then simply leave your questions, comments, or suggestions in the area below; and we'll do our best to get back to you. Thanks for choosing VisiHow! Have a great day!

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How to enable click-to-play plug-ins in Google Chrome?

How to enable click-to-play plugins in Google Chrome

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   In both Google Chrome Canary and Google Chrome, you need to click the icon in the upper-right corner

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   This icon has three lines in Google Chrome or three dots in Google Chrome Canary.

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   Click "Settings".

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   In "Settings" under "Chrome", click "Show advanced settings..."

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   This will reveal the "Privacy" section.

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   Click "Content settings..."

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   Scroll down to the "Plugins" section.

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   Click "Let me choose when to run plugin content" to click plug-ins before you can view them.

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If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.

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