When working in any software, the user may encounter some problems. some of them are not serious and can be solved simply and quickly, while others, on the contrary, require a lot of time and knowledge from the user to solve. However, in any case, it will be difficult for the average user to understand all the tricks of the computer. This article will tell you how to fix the "Plugin is not supported" error that occurs when you try to play any media content on the site.
What to do, how to fight, is it not dangerous?
Each active Internet user at least once had a problem when the plug-in is not supported on the computer. For example, you need to go to some website to watch a video or a movie, but instead of a beautiful picture with the author’s logo and the content itself, a terrible image with an exclamation mark pops up.
Inexperienced users are always scared. They just need to figure out first what “Plug-in is not supported” means and for what reason this happens.
Definition
A plugin is an extension that allows a program to use more sophisticated functionality. It is application independent and can be updated automatically. But a program without it may lose a number of additional options. The plugin is a spam filter in Mail.ru.
Any plugin can be found on the Internet. And any version from different developers. For ready-made solutions (plugins - add-ons in browsers) all plug-ins / add-ons can be found on the official websites or in the "Add-ons", "Tools" section.
Causes of error
How to understand what “Plug-in is not supported” means? Everything is very simple, the image does not appear if the plugins do not work correctly. It is replaced by a window with a part of the puzzle or another similar image.
What does “Plugin not supported” mean? Even easier. Your old equipment does not support the new plugin (the browser is too old, the hardware does not allow it, etc.), or, conversely, the plugin is too old to work with your programs. There are also errors in the program code. Usually they occur when switching to another operating system.
When the question arises, what does it mean - the plugin is not supported, I immediately want to quickly find out the answer. But since there can be many causes of the problem, there are as many solutions to this problem.
Possible solutions
After understanding the reasons, you can go directly to the instructions for resolving the problem. Three options for fixing the error are proposed for your consideration.
- Refresh your browser. It may be trite, but reinstalling or replacing the browser can both solve the problem with the plugin and, on the contrary, aggravate it. However, it also happens that you cannot or do not want to install another browser or another version of the program. The reason for this is the functionality in the old one, which is more convenient. In such cases, you can easily leave one browser for work, and the other for those applications that do not work with the outdated plugin.
- The plugin itself may also be unstable with an outdated Java client. It happens that the plugin will work for some time, but later the next problems related to the software processing of information will begin. With such a failure, you need to download the necessary service pack. But it’s best to download it only from the official site, since attackers like to “embed” viruses into the software shell.
- Flash Player Update. As a rule, users of social networks or those who like to watch movies online face the problem of a broken plugin. The basis for the normal operation of both of these in the browser is the Flash Player plugin. Installing it is easy. The browser itself will prompt the need and even direct to the official website of the developer.
But you need to carefully monitor the installer, as along with the Flash Player itself, other software can be installed. To prevent its download / installation, you must carefully read the conditions.
Conclusion
That is, any failure associated with incorrect display of information in the browser means that the plugin is not supported. Or the system itself can notify the user of this with a special message.
There can be many plugins, you need to choose only the one with which you will need to work.