Windows 8 with a helping aid of Microsoft induced the concept of Flash with the IE. Flash is the biggest flaw for the poor Security defended in the past. You can simply lock it down to make your privacy more strong. After disabling lock down in IE 10, all your important thing will be secured from others. Now you can disable it by following the steps.
Note: there are two ways to do this, it is un-necessary to follow both.
Tutorial to Lock Down Internet Explorer 10 by Disabling Flash in Windows 8
Through Internet Explorer
The first way to do this is from the add-on options of the IE. Initially Open the Desktop version of IE.
When IE opens, click on the gear icon, then select Manage add-ons from the menu.
After launching the IE, navigate to the Gear icon; manage the add-ons with the help of menu.
Now change the Show Settings, for this use the previously loaded add-ons to all add on.
Next is towards the Shockwave flash Object add-on the right side, disable it by clicking it.
Through Group Policy
Other way round to complete it is by the help of “local Group Policy Object.” For this call up the Run box by using a shortcut of Windows + R key. Type gpedit.msc and continue enter.
Navigate to the following steps:
User ConfigurationWindows ComponentsInternet ExplorerSecurity Features Add-on Management
On your right side of the page you will see settings “Turn off Adobe Flash in Internet Explorer and prevent applications from using Internet Explorer technology to instantiate Flash objects”, hit click on it.
Next is to turning on the button of “Not Configured” to “Enabled”, hit click and then move to OK button.
Now It’s time for loading the policy on the PC, for this call up the Run box and press the Windows+ R. after opening the box type the following:
gpupdate /force
The “group policy method” will always override that targeted interferences which are updated.
