Keeps asking for Java and Flash player install?

I am honestly at my wits' end here. Every time I attempt to visit certain video streaming sites, I am met with these persistent, nagging prompts insisting that I install Java—even though I have already verified that the absolute latest version is installed on my system. To make matters worse, the exact same thing keeps happening with Adobe Flash.
I have gone through the tedious process of reinstalling both software packages five separate times now, yet the cycle remains unbroken.
I recall hearing a suggestion once that I might need to navigate to the address bar and type in chrome://flags as well as chrome://plugins to adjust some internal settings.
Does anyone out there happen to know the proper way to resolve this frustrating issue?

You gotta enable NPAPI first, then just grab a fresh Java install for your machine. Might be that Flash player install got disabled in Chrome... if so, just turn it back on.

Oh, goodness me, if only I possessed the technical know-how to pull all of that off myself! It's quite daunting, really. Would you be so kind as to elaborate on the process a bit more, if it isn't too much trouble?

Hit this link chrome:/#enable-npapi and find the NPAPI section. Flip it to enable, then just click the relaunch button that pops up at the bottom of the window...
After that, get a Flash player install and Java set up. Then head over to chrome:/plugins and set both Java and the Flash player install to "always run." That's pretty much it.

I followed your instructions to the letter, truly I did, but when I navigate over to Google Chrome://plugins, I can see the entry for Flash, yet there is absolutely no sign of Java anywhere on the list.
Please, take a look at this image


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Did you try running Java on that verify button? Did it actually kick in for you?

Might be worth just restarting your browser or even the whole PC if you see that Chrome plugin installed successfully.

I decided to run a quick check on my Java installation while using the Chrome browser at http://www.java.com/en/download/installed8.jsp, but I was met with rather discouraging news: this plugin is not supported. However, when I performed the exact same verification process over in Firefox, the result was quite the opposite—it actually told me, "Congratulations! You have the recommended Java installed (version 8 update 45)."

Did you actually install Java AFTER you enabled NPAPI? If not, just do that and give it another shot...

Carl Fowler said:I followed all your steps, but when I check Google Chrome://plugins, I see Flash listed, but there’s absolutely no sign of Java anywhere.
check out this screenshot

It's not under plugins, you gotta look in flags

In your URL bar, enter:
chrome://flags/#enable-npapi
Click the Enable link for the Enable NPAPI configuration option.
Click The Relaunch button that now appears at the bottom of the configuration page.

Back in 2014, they were already trying to ditch Java via NPAPI, and now they’re saying it'll happen "later in 2015." Who knows what that actually means? It's all pretty vague how things will work moving forward.
As of right now, in Google Chrome version 42 and up, NPAPI is disabled by default, so you have to manually turn it on using this method

Mozilla Firefox is way better anyway and doesn't deal with this kind of junk. Honestly, just ditch that Google Chrome stuff they keep pushing on us.

Honestly, I’m a Firefox guy through and through. It’s what I know best, and I’ve been using it forever because I actually know how to tweak the settings to make it work exactly how I want. Doesn't mean the others suck, though.
The real issue here is how various software houses and big institutions view Java.
If you try working with government agencies that build all their digital services on Java, you’ll quickly see why it’s such a headache. Firefox usually isn't supported because they just don't want the hassle of configuring it. There are still some things I can't wrap my head around, even if they supposedly "work."
Chrome and that piece of junk Internet Explorer are hit or miss—it basically depends on whether you've consulted a tech guru or a psychic. Usually, it boils down to some Java update, then an Internet Explorer update, then rumors that Chrome will stop supporting Java as a platform soon... or maybe it won't, but it'll be a workaround... then suddenly Windows XP is too old, or Windows 8.1 is outdated...
But hey, they don't really care, right? Companies like Oracle hold a monopoly and just do whatever they feel like. They build services on a platform that bombs you with patches and updates every single day without warning. This is supposed to be a stable service available to everyone that helps boost the economy.
It feels like a construction worker having to reinvent cement, mortar, and trowels every single morning before he can start his job. What a joke! These services should run on the simplest, most secure, and least demanding platform possible. A tool should stay consistent for at least a year, not exist just to serve its own purpose....
For example, everything works perfectly on Friday, everything is updated. Monday, it's fine. Tuesday? Nothing works, and nobody tells you why. So I start digging, and apparently, there's a bug in Java, which is supposedly up-to-date. Three days after an update, everything just breaks for no reason on a brand-new computer with a totally fresh installation—fully protected, completely legal and licensed.

Hint:
In the end, I fixed it by completely nuking Java and everything related to it from my system, then reinstalling it from scratch. I had to re-enable NPAPI in Chrome. Internet Explorer works, but Firefox just can't seem to swallow the certificates (or maybe I'm just missing something).