Windows 10: Adobe Flash Player is about to stop working on Windows 10

Microsoft has already confirmed next update for Windows 10 will automatically remove Flash Player. Since Adobe Flash Player is nearing its final curtain, Adobe has now issued a new pop-up message reminding users to remove the software for good.

In September 2020, Microsoft confirmed that it’s working on a new automatic Windows Update which will remove the Flash Player from Control Panel and other areas. The tech giant also published an optional update labelled as “Update for the removal of Adobe Flash Player”.

As you may be aware, Microsoft and Adobe are planning to pull support for Flash in early 2021. Ahead of the deadline, Adobe has now started showing pop-up notifications on Windows PCs where Flash Player is still being used.

“Thank you for using Adobe Flash Player. To help secure your system, Adobe will block Flash content from running in Flash Layer beginning January 12, 2021. Adobe strongly recommends immediately removing Flash Player from your system by clicking the uninstall button,” the pop-up message reads.



As you can see in the above screenshot, Adobe stated security as a reason for the decision, with confirmation that Flash content will automatically stop working in January even if you don’t remove the player manually.

Note that this pop-up is not being pushed to all devices and is currently rolling out gradually. It is likely that it will see a wider rollout via Windows Update in the next three weeks. In addition to the Adobe’s own alert, Flash Player will be deleted from your system by the Windows Update.

It is worth noting that this change won’t affect your browsers where Flash will still remain a built-in component until the next big browser update.

Mozilla has confirmed that Flash Player will not be included when Firefox 85 is released in January. Microsoft and Google are planning to disable Flash Player in their Chromium-based web browsers, but no official word has been given as to when this will happen.

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Is Adobe Flash Player needed in Windows 10 ?

Hi Wayne,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

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Please answer the query, mentioned below:

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  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.

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I can't find Adobe Flash Player

Hi Manal,

I realize that you are unable to find Adobe Flash player in Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge. I will try to help you with this issue.

To check if Adobe software package is installed on the PC, follow these steps:

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  Press Windows key + X and click on Programs and Features.
  
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  You will get the list of all installed programs on the PC.
  

Suggest you to refer to these articles to check if that helps.

Flash Player / Enable for Internet Explorer: https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/install-flash-player-windows.html

Flash Player is integrated with Microsoft Edge in Windows 10. You do not need to install Flash Player.

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Adobe Flash Player not working in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.

Original Title: Adobe Flash Player

After the upgrade from Windows 7 Professional to Windows 10, Adobe Flash player inside Edge doesn't work.

The Adobe Flash player button is enabled, but on the web site of Adobe, during the Flash Player Test, it says "Not enabled"

Any information about this problems ?

Thank you to all for any suggestions

Luca