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Microsoft had originally announced its plan to end for the Flash player back in 2017 along with other tech giants. 4qa69

By Tanishka Sodhi | Updated: 7 September 2020 17:25 IST

Microsoft will be ending for Adobe Flash on Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 1l2g2v

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Adobe Flash Player will be disabled by default
s would be prompted to uninstall Adobe Flash Player later this year
Microsoft had announced this plan back in 2017

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Microsoft has announced that it will be ending for Adobe Flash Player on Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 by the end of 2020. s will no longer receive security update reminders. The Adobe Flash Player will be disabled by default, and versions older than the KB4561600, released in June 2020, will be blocked. Microsoft had originally announced its plan to end for the Flash player back in 2017 along with other tech giants, and is reinforcing the same plan.

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In a coordinated announcement with Adobe, said in 2017 that it would end for Adobe System's Flash by the end of 2020.

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As per Microsoft's schedule of changes, the removal of Adobe Flash will go into effect with the release of Microsoft Edge v88.

An update titled “Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player” will be made available via Microsoft Update Catalog, Windows Update and WSUS, which permanently removes Windows OS devices.

Adobe said in a blog post that it would continue to issue regular Flash Player security patches while maintaining operating system and browser compatibility through the end of 2020. s would be prompted to uninstall Adobe Flash Player later this year. Adobe is providing options for those who seek assistance or will need the flash for certain business applications.

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Microsoft said that in order to aid such customers, Internet Explorer 11 would allow Adobe Flash Player to load as a plug-in via the Internet Explorer mode feature. Once you make the switch from Microsoft provided Adobe Flash Player, it will be treated as any other third-party plug-in, and will not receive Customer from Microsoft.

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