Windows 8.1 Flash Player vs. IE 11 Flash Player

I have 64-bit Windows 8.1 Update 1.
What is the difference between:
a) the Flash players installed at \sysWOW64\Macromed (the 64-bit player) and \System32\Macromed (the 32-bit player) and
b) the Flash add-on that is part of Internet Explorer 11 (it's called the Shockwave Flash Object)?
On my computer, the Flash players installed at \sysWOW64\Macromed (the 64-bit player) and \System32\Macromed (the 32-bit player) are stuck at version 12 and cannot be updated. The Flash add-on that is part of Internet Explorer 11 is up-to-date at version 14.

Hi Bulldog,
Thank you for posting the screenshots.
The Flash Player version 12 you have installed is the Plugin for non-IE browsers. You should uninstall Flash Player version 12 (download available here, Uninstall Flash Player | Windows). It's very old and contains security vulnerabilities that have been fixed. If you do use non-IE browsers, even occasionally, you should update the version of Flash Player installed, at Adobe - Install a different version of Adobe Flash Player (you'll need to navigate to the page using the non-IE browser so that it offers you the correct version). However, if your non-IE browser is Chrome, Google embeds Flash Player in Chrome and updates it whenever we have a Flash Player release, the same way Microsoft releases IE updates on Windows 8.x when there's a new version of Flash Player. Since you're on Windows 8.x you'll only need to download and install the Flash Player if you use non-IE and non-Chrome browsers.
HTH.
Maria

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