Win 7 64bit hangs on latest Flash Player Update

Win 7 64bit hangs on the latest Flash Player Update. It happened twice yesterday, after I installed the latest (automatic) Flash Player Update. After I uninstalled that Update, my system was stable again. Now I lack Flash Player, but at least I have a stable system.

Hi Chris,
Thanks very much for the fast response. I have tried installing the 11.3 beta update onto a local PC, and this does seem to resolve the issue.
And now the inevitable question...
When is 11.3 likely to get rolled out?
No doubt this is a tricky question for you to answer - but roughly, is this days/weeks/months away. I just could do with a vague idea, as we can cope with it for a day or two, but otherwise I'm going to need to come up with an alternative. My whole business is based around online video in one form or another - and everyone with the latest update can no longer use it - hence big problem for us.
Many Thanks
Stewart

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