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On Tuesday, Microsoft issued a blog post notifying its users that the company is completely removing the Adobe Flash player on all versions of Windows 10 by July, 2021. Ā This means that end-users won’t be able to view content made from Flash after July.
The below is the official Blog Post:
To help keep our customersĀ secure, Microsoft willĀ removeĀ the Flash component from WindowsĀ through theĀ KB4577586 āUpdate for Removal of Adobe Flash Playerā.Ā Ā
- Starting in June 2021,Ā theĀ KB4577586 āUpdate for Removal of Adobe Flash Playerā will be included in the PreviewĀ UpdateĀ for Windows 10, versionĀ 1809 and above platforms. It will also be included in every subsequentĀ LatestĀ Cumulative Update.Ā
- As ofĀ July 2021,Ā theĀ KB4577586 āUpdate for Removal of Adobe Flash Playerā will be included in the Latest Cumulative UpdateĀ for Windows 10,Ā versionsĀ 1607 andĀ Windows 10, versionĀ 1507.Ā The KBĀ will also be included inĀ the Monthly RollupĀ and the Security Only UpdateĀ for Windows 8.1,Ā Windows Server 2012, and Windows Embedded 8 Standard.Ā Ā
Additionally, please note that when you update to Windows 10, versionĀ 21H1 orĀ later,Ā Flash will be removed. More information on Windows 10, versionĀ 21H1 is availableĀ here.Ā
You can alsoĀ remove FlashĀ anytimeĀ byĀ deployingĀ KB4577586,Ā whichĀ isĀ available on theĀ Catalog.Ā
Below text published Sept 4, 2020:Ā
In July 2017, Microsoft, along with Adobe and their industry technology partners,Ā announced that Adobe Flash Player will no longer be supported after December 2020. The decision to end support for Flash Player was made by Adobe due to the diminished usage of the technology and the availability of better, more secure options such as HTML5, WebGL, and WebAssembly.
In keeping with this plan, Microsoft is ending support for Adobe Flash Player on Microsoft Edge (both the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge Legacy) and Internet Explorer 11 at the end of 2020.
For more information, see the Adobe Flash Player EOL General Information Page.