How to Stop Flash on Internet Explorer 7

Many modern websites incorporate animations or videos into their pages that use the Adobe Flash software. The Flash elements on these sites, however, can cause older computer to significantly slow down when loading web pages. If you want to speed up your computer's browsing performance, you can stop Flash elements from showing up on Internet Explorer 7 by uninstalling Adobe Flash.

Instructions

1. Log on to your PC computer with an administrative account.

2. Open Internet Explorer 7 and navigate to the Adobe Flash downloads page.

3. Click on the hyperlink under the "Uninstallers" section of the page.

4. Click on the link for Windows systems to download the uninstaller program.

5. Close all programs that you currently have open, including Internet Explorer 7.

6. Run the uninstaller program that you downloaded in Step 4 by double-clicking on its icon.

7. Confirm your decision to remove Adobe Flash from your computer. Flash will now be uninstalled from all of your web browsers, including Internet Explorer.

References

• Uninstalling Flash

Resources

• Adobe Flash Downloads