This update removes Adobe Flash Player that is installed on any of the Windows operating systems that are listed in the "Applies to" section. For more information about how to remove Adobe Flash Player, see the Uninstall Flash Player | Windows topic on the Adobe website. If you installed Adobe Flash Player manually from another source, it will not be removed. This update only removes Adobe Flash Player that was installed by your version of Windows. For more information, see Adobe Flash end of support on December 31, 2020.Īpplying this update will remove Adobe Flash Player from your Windows device.Īfter this update has been applied, this update cannot be uninstalled. Adobe outlined here.Adobe Flash Player is out of support as of December 31, 2020. Mac users with Flash Player must manually uninstall the plug-in using the steps. In other words, KB4577586 will be automatically installed and activated, permanently removing Flash Player from the system. The "Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player," aka KB4577586, will be included in the monthly "Cumulative Updates" and "Monthly Rollups" from this point forward. Depending on the settings of Windows Update, recommended updates may be automatically downloaded and installed. Microsoft will change KB4577586 to recommended on Windows Update and WSUS. Microsoft will offer KB4577586 as an optional download on the Windows Update and WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) platforms.
"If you installed Adobe Flash Player manually from another source, it will not be removed," Microsoft said in a support document.
Microsoft noted that the update removes only the Flash Player installed by Windows. Users can select the appropriate-to-their-OS version of KB4577586, then download and apply it to their PC. The update, also identified as KB4577586, "permanently removes Adobe Flash Player as a component of the Windows OS devices." Microsoft seeded "Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player" to the Microsoft Update Catalog on Oct 26.
But Microsoft has a plan to scrub Flash from all Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 PCs this year, a plan that doesn't rely on users taking action.
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