Internet Explorer users have long been frustrated by the lack of an easy way to toggle flash in the browser. Flash is a popular multimedia platform used for a variety of purposes, including online gaming and video streaming. Unfortunately, many IE users find it difficult to disable flash entirely or to toggle it on and off depending on their needs. Fortunately, there is an easy way to do both of these things without having to go through complicated settings menus or search for specific options. All you need is a quick shortcut: just press the F5 key on your keyboard when you’re in Internet Explorer and you’ll be able to toggle flash between enabled and disabled modes. This method is especially helpful if you want to use flash but don’t want it to take up too much space on your computer’s memory or battery. ..
Using Toggle Flash
If you don’t see the new button on the toolbar after you run through the installation, you’ll want to right-click on the buttons and uncheck the “Lock the Toolbars” item.
Then you can drag the dotted line over so you can see more of the buttons, and you’ll see the new Toggle Flash icon on the right-hand side of the toolbar.
Of course it’s much easier to just look under Customize on the same menu and choose Customize Toolbar, then move the button up in the list so it’s further over to the left.
Now all you have to do is click the Toggle Flash icon and then reload the page.
The first time you use the icon, you’ll be prompted because the application isn’t digitally signed, but you can make the error go away by clicking “Do not show me the warning for this program again”, and then clicking Allow.
When you’ve turned off Flash, you’ll still be able to browse any page with flash on it, but the flash content simply won’t show up.
This can be a very useful tool, especially on an older computer or over low bandwidth connections.
Download Toggle Flash from flash.melameth.com
