Cant use arrow keys on flash games

Hi, anyone had this problem? The arrow keys dont work when I
play flash games. Have downloaded latest version of flash (multiple
times) and still the same problem. I load up a flash game, then can
only use the mouse to play. Arrow keys just dont respond when used.
Really hope someone has had this before and knows what to do.
Thanks for annby replies.

To be honest the flash game must support the arrow keys to play with them. This has nothing to do with a hardware issue.
Check the description of the game to see if you can play with the arrow keys.
Last but not least you can try to update the flash player.

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