This is also happening on Windows 8.1.  So, we restart the computer, everybody wants to update everything, wait for it…  then, wait some more.  Patience is more than a virtue at startup.

And then, waited (a lot!), Task / Notification “Area” says that an Update (Flash) is available, click… BOOM!  Adobe site, no thank you to chrome, slider/progress bar, if you have trouble click here… click… Internet Explorer explodes, checks for solutions, reloads the page… LOOP.  Yay!  The return of the Adobe Flash (maybe) 12-15 or 16 Installer problems.  Dear friend (IE, Adobe Installer Bug) we didn’t miss you.

The “workaround” (not fix):  Close IE, Task Manager (taskmgr.exe) to be sure, Internet Options from Control Panel, clear history/cache, Privacy tab and TURN OFF the Pop-up Blocker, restart the computer (if you want to be 100% sure), Internet Options again and make sure Pop-up Blocker isn’t magically back on, IE and go directly to adobe.com (if you have a ‘flash enabled’ Home/Start Page type it in the ‘search/address bar’), bottom-right corner click the Flash link…

Back to: un-[x] (or No Thank You) to chrome, toolbars, special offers and bundles, Install… today was version 22.0 – Done!

Close all IE windows again, Internet Options again, TURN ON the Pop-up Blocker.

All is well.  Those previous video problems, informative (sarcasm) “ERROR” message, hover/pop stuff all working again.

For about 8 minutes, until Adobe releases 23.x (smiley).