VIDEO: "Shockwave Flash May Be Busy"

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What is Shockwave Flash?

Shockwave Flash is an important plug-in (extension of a software application) to display content of the Internet correctly and without errors. These include, for example Games or interactive descriptions, such as product descriptions.

  • The error message “may be busy” usually follows a phase in which the Internet browser no longer reacts or the entire computer even hangs up. This is due to the malfunction of the plugin. This means that the computer is fully functional again as soon as the plugin is working properly again.
  • The message can have various causes. Mostly it is an outdated version of the plugin, which can be renewed with a few clicks.

Repair possibly busy plugin

  1. If you are a Mozilla Firefox user, you can easily check whether your plugins are up to date. To do this, first open a window with Firefox and then the menu. In this you select the sub-item "Add-ons" with one click.
  2. In the window that opens, select the “Plugins” sub-item in the left-hand area of ​​the screen. You can now see all the plugins that are installed. You can also see whether these are activated or deactivated. If Shockwave Flash is displayed as deactivated at this point, click on the "Activate" button.
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  3. If the plugin is properly active, check that it is up to date. In the upper area of ​​the picture you can now see the link "Check whether your plugins are up to date". You select it with one click.
  4. In another window you will now be given the opportunity to update Shockwave Flash. Follow the steps given and then restart your computer. The message “may be busy” should then be a thing of the past with a current version.
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