Microsoft notes that Adobe Flash Player cannot be installed again once the update has been applied to a system. KB4577586, the Update for the removal of Adobe Flash Player, is released early by Microsoft to provide Microsoft customers with ample time to test the update and the removal of Flash Player on Windows systems. The update is only available on the Microsoft Update Catalog website and not via Windows Update, WSUS or other update management systems at the time of writing. KB4577586 will remove the native Flash Player installation on Windows 10 and 8.1 devices it is installed on. Adobe Flash will be retired at the end of 2020 and companies like Microsoft, Google, and Mozilla have announced that they will drop support for the product in their browsers and systems.
Since Flash Player will no longer receive updates, Adobe recommends that all users immediately remove the software "to help protect their systems.Microsoft has released an optional update for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 that will remove all traces of Adobe Flash Player from the operating systems when installed.
In the past, Adobe's Flash Player had continually suffered from vulnerabilities that exposed Mac and PC users to malware and other security risks that caused vendors like Microsoft and Apple to work tirelessly to keep up with security fixes. Jobs also said that Adobe was "painfully slow to adopt enhancements to Apple's platforms" and further innovation from Apple would not be hindered by a "cross platform development tool." Additionally, iPhone and iPad users are not affected by the change, as iOS and iPadOS have never supported Flash.Īpple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs offered his "Thoughts on Flash" in a 2010 open letter, criticizing Adobe's software for its reliability, incompatibility with mobile sites, and battery drain on mobile devices. Now that it's officially 2021, support for the software has ended, and Adobe will begin blocking content from running in Flash Player beginning on January 12.įlash's elimination should not heavily impact users because many popular browsers have already moved away from the format. Adobe in 2017 announced plans to end support for its Flash browser plug-in at the end of 2020.
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