20 Jun 2012

'Windows Firewall: How to Unblock Outgoing Connections From Flash Player Plugin'

If you have the Windows firewall blocking all unauthorized outgoing connections, some Flash content doesn’t work properly.

  1. Start “Windows Firewall With Advanced Security” as an administrator
  2. Create a new Outbound Rule and allow the following program file: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerPlugin_11_3_300_257.exe Filename may vary depending on Flash and Windows version.