Windows 8.1: Flash video in Steam was working, then I installed Firefox, and now it is not

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Edit 8/15/2014: It appears this has been fixed in the latest Steam patch.

In Windows 8/8.1 64-bit, I know that Flash is built in to Internet Explorer 11 so you don't have to download it separately. And then I installed Steam, and videos in the Steam store worked fine so I guess Steam knew how to hook into the Flash player that was built in to IE 11… but then I installed Firefox, because there are a few websites that just don't work in IE and plus Firefox has a nice built in PDF reader, but I still use IE 11 as my primary web browser. Now Steam videos don't work any more. They tell me that I should go install the Flash plugin.

How can I make Steam go back to using the IE11-based Flash player that it was using before I installed Firefox? I don't want to go install a Flash plugin for Firefox when Steam videos were working fine before I installed Firefox in the first place.

Best Answer

I am using win 8.1 64 bit and for some reason steam videos stopped working. I don't have Firefox or Chrome installed. I found this link. It worked for me and I didn't have to install another browser. http://store.steampowered.com/gotflash

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