![]() This July, Microsoft is taking things one step further- KB4577586, aka Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player, will become mandatory for all versions of Windows 10. Mac users with Flash Player must manually uninstall the plug-in using the steps. The update in question wont remove third-party installations of the Flash player-only versions that have been bundled with Windows itself. 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." Companies with existing Enterprise licenses for Adobe Shockwave continue to receive support until the end of their current contracts. Microsoft seeded "Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player" to the Microsoft Update Catalog on Oct 26. Effective April 9, 2019, Adobe Shockwave will be discontinued and the Shockwave player for Windows will no longer be available for download. 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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