![]() Starting in June 2021, the KB4577586 “Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player” will be included in the Preview Update for Windows 10, version 1809 and above platforms.Microsoft, Apple, Google, Mozilla, and Adobe have all acted to remove Flash from products that once used/bundled it, so you won't be able to use it in the modern versions of Edge, Safari, Chrome, or Firefox, for example.Īs mentioned in the intro, you could download and run KB4577586 from the end of October last year, but Microsoft is pushing ahead with adding it to Windows Updates, as per the following schedule: ![]() ![]() Importantly it will only remove Flash installations that were bundled with Windows tools – it won't remove third party or user installs.Īdobe Flash reached its end of life on 1 st January 2021 and the Flash Player itself even has a built-in kill-switch that means it refuses to play content on systems where the date is later than 12 th January 2021. The cryptic codename hides a simple tool that is described simply by Microsoft as an update that will "remove Adobe Flash Player from your Windows machine". Microsoft released KB4577586 as an optional update to Windows systems back in October last year.
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