Almost all Internet users who work with web browsers know that browsers in their pure form have very limited functionality. This is due to the fact that to improve their work, you must use additional extensions and add-ons called plug-ins (Browser Plugins). Turning them on is easy. True, depending on which browser is used, the solutions for their activation may vary, if only because some extensions are built-in but inactive, while others need to be installed additionally, for which they can be used as third-party Internet resources , as well as built-in storage facilities, available directly in the browser settings.
Browser Plugins: what is it and what is it for?
Consideration of the main issue on the activation of add-ons will begin with the fact that they, in fact, are. Among all add-ons Browser Plugins Adobe Flash Player is one of the first places, because without his presence in any web browser to play multimedia content presented on Internet resources will be impossible. An exception can be called a similar Shockwave Flash player, which is a powerful alternative.
On the other hand, extensions are not only designed to be able to work with multimedia. Among the most common and popular add-ons we can mention, say, DJVU Browser Plugin, which is focused on reading electronic books in the appropriate format. Different kinds of VPN clients deserve no less attention, which have recently become especially popular due to the frequent blocking of some resources almost at the state level (in Ukraine, Russian social networks, mail, search services and news sites, including China or DPRK are actively blocked by Facebook, Twitter or YouTube).
How to enable browser plugins: general principles
Actually, the inclusion or deactivation of all add-ons / extensions use the principle of entering the appropriate settings, where the desired section is selected.
In different browsers, the access menu can be in different sections, but in most of them you can use special addresses that are entered directly in the address bar (at least in all browsers based on the Chromium engine this is done by the same methods). So, for example, in "Chrome" you can use the address chrome: // plugins /. Sometimes direct access to plugin libraries is used by entering directly into the browser the address www.browser / plugins, where the name of the browser used is written instead of browser.
In the list that appears opposite each plugin or below its name is a button / link for activating / deactivating / deleting.
Yandex Browser Plugins: Installation and Usage Technique
With Yandex.Browser, despite its direct resemblance to Chrome, not everything is so simple. The fact is that in "Chrome" most of the plugins are preinstalled, although their bundle can be supplemented.
At Yandex, the solution to the question of “how to enable Browser Plugins” initially boils down to switching to a special section of the extensions directory, then selecting the add-on you need, installing it and activating it.
Turning on and off, depending on the type of plug-in itself, can be done in different ways. Some of them (for example, VPN services like Hola or friGate) during installation integrate their own switches into the main browser panel (they are usually located at the top right). Turning on and off is done with a single click on the icon, and additional parameters are called up via the RMB menu.
Some specific extensions are installed from other sources, not from the main directory (for example, an extended version of AdBlock Pro).
Additional extensions and add-ons
Some additional plugins can be installed. However, some caveats should be noted here. The fact is that the more extensions and panels there are in the browser, the slower it will launch, and pages will not be opened in the same way as it should have been, since each plugin first scans a resource for content that matches its specifics content processing.
Features of activating and updating Flash Player
Finally, a few words on how to access the Browser Plugins with Adobe Flash Player. Usually the player is installed when all installed browsers are completely deactivated, after which its installer integrates and activates the plug-in in all browsers automatically and independently.
If this does not happen, you should enter the extensions / additions section and turn on the player manually.
As for the installation of updates, they are followed by a special updater, which is installed with the player and loaded at the time the operating system starts. But the update itself, alas, does not consist in an automatic update, but in downloading a newer version of the player from the official site with further manual installation.
Note: sometimes it is necessary to uncheck the activation flags for installing additional affiliate software, as well as uninstall previous versions of the plugin, because in automatic mode they are not always uninstalled. To do this, you can use the standard section of programs and components or uninstall programs like iObit Uninstaller.
Instead of a total
As you can already understand from the above, turning on Browser Plugins is not difficult if, of course, stationary operating systems are used, and not their server versions, because in this case you will have to use Active Directory settings on the server to activate or prohibit the use of add-ons in browsers child terminals. Such issues were not considered initially, since the main material is focused exclusively on ordinary home users.