Windows 10 Update Removes Adobe Flash
Microsoft is breaking up with Adobe Flash. The latest update, KB4577586, removes this plug-in from the system irrevocably. Support for this technology will expire by the end of the year.
- Optional Windows update removes Flash plug-in from the system.
Upgrading to Windows version KB4577586 uninstalls the Flash plug-in from the system. The fix concerns Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server (full version list in the link above). This is related to the end of support for this technology at the end of 2020. Importantly, it is not possible to uninstall the patch. If we change our mind, all that remains is to use the system restoration or a fresh installation.
Microsoft is releasing a patch to remove Adobe Flash before the end of support to test the impact of its absence on corporate clients' business applications. As Bleeping Computer writes, the update is optional, available through the Microsoft Update directory (links below), and on Windows 10, it only removes the Flash plug-in installed on the system. Edge component remains, just like the manually installed version. Microsoft claims that the remaining Flash components will be removed from the system when support ends. This update will then be released for download in Windows Update.
