As of 2021, Adobe has ended support for the Flash Player plugin. Flash content, including audio and video, will no longer play back in any version of Chrome. Visit the Chrome blog to learn more.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to enable Shockwave Player in Google Chrome. Google have removed support for NPAPI, a framework on which the Shockwave Player is built. As a result, Shockwave cannot operate in Chrome, and has not been able to since Chrome 45. It is still supported in other browsers.

Open a new Chrome tab, and enter “chrome://plugins” in the address bar.

1. Scroll down until you find the Adobe Shockwave Player plugin. Click “Enable”, and check the box for “Always Allowed”.
2. Finally, try loading a webpage with Shockwave content. If it plays, you’re ready to go!

If you do still have Adobe Shockwave on your computer, you should uninstall it. Adobe will no longer be updating it with security patches. Luckily, most web browsers have blocked it and other old web plugins like Java now.

Creative Cloud

Well adobe shockwave player is required for your games and other multimedia content, however if you are getting the pop up from the website that you visit, you may simply ignore as it redirects to a different location to download unwanted apps and soft wares for your PC.

In news that made us go “That’s still around? Huh,” Adobe announced that Shockwave will be discontinued, and the Shockwave player for Windows will no longer be available to download starting on April 9th. Enterprise customers will still be able to use Shockwave until their contract runs out in 2022.

As of 2015, Flash Player is a suitable alternative to Shockwave Player, with its 3D rendering capabilities and object-oriented programming language. Flash Player cannot display Shockwave content, and Shockwave Player cannot display Flash content.

Effective April 9, 2019, Adobe Shockwave will be discontinued and the Shockwave player for Windows will no longer be available for download. Companies with existing Enterprise licenses for Adobe Shockwave continue to receive support until the end of their current contracts.

Adobe will provide basic security support – limited to security fixes only for desktop platforms (Windows 7 and above, and Mac OS X) – for Adobe AIR v32 until the end of 2020. After that time, Adobe support for AIR will be discontinued and ongoing support will be managed by HARMAN and communicated by them directly.

The Shockwave Player displays web content created with Adobe Director. Q: How do I get Shockwave Player? A: The Shockwave Player is free, easy to get, and available to everyone on the web.

Enterprise Software So there are no changes to Microsoft’s general policy for Windows consumers regarding Flash Player, which has largely been replaced by open web standards like HTML5, WebGL and WebAssembly. Adobe also will not issue security updates after December 2020.

The plug-in was never supported by Apple’s iOS mobile devices. Adobe’s vice president of product development, Govind Balakrishnan, said the firm had chosen to end Flash because other technologies, such as HTML5, had “matured enough and are capable enough to provide viable alternatives to the Flash player.”