Adobe Flash player was declared dead by its maker, Adobe, on Dec. 31, 2020. Adobe even went a mile further by adding “a time bomb” code inside Flash so it would stop playing supported content on devices starting Jan. 12.
Adobe did what it could, and now that dead software is still installed on millions of Windows PCs. As such, Microsoft is rising to the occasion, permanently uninstalling Flash from Windows 10 via the KB4577586 update that began rolling out this week, ZDNet reports.
Microsoft wants to help remove the dead software on Windows 10 PCs automatically.
The KB4577586 update was first announced in 2020 and was optional. But multiple users have reported the update is back and this time mandatory to fulfill the original vision of uninstalling Flash.
But even the update doesn’t fix everything and some users will have to help themselves out.
Users who installed Flash manually via Adobe’s standalone installer will have to remove it by themselves.
In this case, a user must follow the instructions provided on Adobe’s website on manual uninstallation.
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