Flash player not working with windows 8

when i try to watch a video on my windows 8 computer, it says that i need to get the latest version, but when i go to the intall adobe flash player website it says i already have it on my computer. i am on my desktop...not sure what else to do....i have went through all the troubleshooting suggestions on the adobe support website but still nothing will help! so agervating!

http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/flash-player-issues-windows-8.html

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