So this has been a longtime ongoing issue, and nothing I do fixes it. Ever since the updates starting with 11.x, it has been nothing but trouble. I have followed every single troubleshooting step, but no matter what I do, it always completely crashes my system and forces me to restart, every single time.
I'm currently on Windows 7 64-bit -- and I also have a computer with Win 7 32-bit, but rarely use that one -- with the latest Flash Player 12.0.70.
No matter what I do, which browser I use, all the troubleshooting -- and yes, I mean all troubleshooting -- steps never work. I can only watch a few Flash videos or play a few Flash games at a time before it starts slowing things down and freezing and crashing my system. Unfortunately, more sites are requiring updated Flash, so I can't revert back to a properly working version without the stupid update prompt.
I have also seen numerous reports from other people about similar issues -- freezes, crashes, browser issues -- but nothing seems to work for many of those people, either.
So my question is: When will Adobe fix it??? And what in the world can I do in the meantime, without having to literally constantly restart my computer just to get it working again because of these freezes and crashes from Flash Player??