How to enable Java in Firefox for lock problems

If you use the Firefox browser to work on the Internet, it's also Mozilla, and you periodically encounter the problem of uploading videos, images, or lack of any reaction when you click the button somewhere on the site, perhaps the mess is caused by the "Java" In your browser. How to enable Java in Firefox, you can learn in this article.

What is "Java" and why it does not like your browser

Java is one of the most common web technologies today. It is based on the operation of many sites and programs. Why is Java support in the browser not enabled? Firefox refuses to support Java automatically, because it considers it vulnerable to viruses. In the future, Firefox plans to abandon the support of any plug-ins (tools for content playback), except for Adobe Flash.

But such a policy of Mozilla in respect of "Java" does not mean that with the inclusion of an appropriate plug-in on your computer, one million malicious programs will immediately rush. Sometimes to include Java in Firefox it is necessary for reasons of speed of a site. This can be done in several ways.

A single case of Java inclusion

Suppose you wander the Internet, find a video that you are interested in, and want to see it. You press the Play button, but the following screen appears instead of playing:

The only action that you need to do is click on the inscription. In addition, Firefox can invite you to remember this site and always activate the Java plug-in on it. If you trust this site, then confirm your choice in the dialog box (Allow and Remember - "Allow and remember").

In addition, sometimes the application is blocked from Java itself, not from Firefox. In more modern versions of Java, there are a number of fairly strict requirements for running applications. If the developer is unknown, then most likely, the ability to run the Java application will be blocked. Even if you decide to enable Java in Firefox manually, by accessing the security settings and selecting the desired site or application as an exception, the browser will still treat them as suspicious and display a warning about a potential threat.

How to enable Java in Firefox

You can get to the activation of Java support in another way. First you need to go to the page with plug-ins (open the menu and select the "Add-ons" button or press Ctrl-Shift-A). Before you open a list of add-ons, among which we need to find the following:

If this plug-in does not appear in the list, use the search bar in the upper right corner. You can search for the word Java - the search will give you several add-ons, from which you can choose the right one, having previously studied which functions they are called upon to perform.

If all of the above does not help you to enable Java in Firefox, you may need to completely update the application on your computer. To do this, you need to download the latest version from the developer's site and install it on your device. After that, try to open Firefox again and run a problem site or application. In the end, a capricious site can be opened in another browser and see how it behaves there.