14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has announced a new Windows update whose purpose is to completely remove Flash Player from Windows, therefore abandoning Adobe’s software once and for all.
Adobe has already dropped support for Flash Player back in January, and all browsers have ditched this component as well, with Microsoft now getting ready to give up on this software as well.
To do the whole thing, Microsoft has announced a dedicated Windows update that would first land as a preview in June and then be shipped to all production devices a month later.
The update will see the daylight as KB4577586, and according to Microsoft, it’ll be offered to all devices running Windows 7, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2012.
“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. It will also be included in every subsequent Latest Cumulative Update,” Microsoft explains.
Update already available for manual downloads
The company also reveals that Windows 10 version 21H1, which is projected to get the go-ahead at some point this month, would launch without Flash Player. Devices already running a version of Windows 10 and then updating to 21H1 would lose Flash Player when the new release is installed.
“As of July 2021, the KB4577586 “Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player” will be included in the Latest Cumulative Update for Windows 10, versions 1607 and Windows 10, version 1507. The KB will also be included in the Monthly Rollup and the Security Only Update for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Embedded 8 Standard,” Microsoft says.
On the other hand, customers who want to remove Flash Player from their devices manually can already download this dedicated Windows update from the Microsoft Update Catalog on this page.