Windows 10: Adobe Flash / Microsoft Updates

Recently I've noticed the all of the W10 1607 machines I admin are refusing to upgrade from 29.0.0.171 to 30.0.0.113 nor 30.0.0.134. This applies to only the ActiveX component. In fact the C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx shows version 29.0.0.171.



I have only tried updating the ActiveX component with Microsoft Updates. The KBs I've tried are KB4287903 (yes I know it's from June) and KB4338832. I have tried both the 32bit and 64bit OS updates for kicks, neither work. I even tried all of the other Windows 10 versions of the update, didn't work.



I also tried to unregister and re-register the falsh.ocx and then apply the updates, didn't work.



Does anybody have any ideas on how to get the ActiveX components updated? The PPAPI and NPAPI are updating just fine.



Thanks.

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Adobe's Flash to be phased out in 2020

Yesterday, Adobe announced that Flash will no longer be supported after 2020:

Flash & The Future of Interactive Content | Adobe Blog



In response, Microsoft published a communication which describes their next steps for the Internet Explorer & Microsoft Edge:

The End of an Era – Next Steps for Adobe Flash - Microsoft Edge Dev Blog

 

Is Adobe Flash Player needed in Windows 10 ?

Hi Wayne,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

We appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

Please answer the query, mentioned below:

• 
  When did you get the Adobe Flash Player message?
  

Adobe Flash Player helps you to play videos online.

If you are unable to play video online, download the Adobe flash player from Adobe website link.

If you are getting this Adobe Flash Player message, while using IE, I suggest you to follow the steps in the article, mentioned below.

Flash Player Help

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How do I get Adobe Flash Player on Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer

Hi Pat,

I suggest you to try the below steps to enables Adobe flash Player in Microsoft edge.

• 
  Open Microsoft edge and click on ‘’…” button.
  
• 
  Go to settings and
  turn on the Adobe Flash Player.
  

To Enable Flash player in Internet Explorer, suggest you to refer to the below link and check if it helps.

Flash Player Help / Enable for Internet Explorer

Enable Flash Player for Internet Explorer

Hope this information is useful. Do get back to us for any assistance regarding Windows 10.