
I also tried ticking "ActiveX Filtering", but that didn't help, so I unticked again. I went to Tools -> Safety and made sure that "ActiveX Filtering" is unticked and that the URL bar doesn't show a blue No Sign.

I went to Tools -> Manage add-ons and saw that Shockwave Flash Object is enabled. You do not need to install Flash Player."

If I go to and click "Check Now", it says "Sorry, Flash Player is either not installed or not enabled." If I try to follow the Adobe Flash Player download link, it redirects me to, which says "Flash Player is integrated with Internet Explorer in Windows 8. I am unable to run Flash on any Web site.
