Since Flash has not been updated by Adobe since December 2020, users could be exposing their devices and personal data to hackers who could take advantage of unpatched security flaws. It is important to note that while disabling updates, one of the ways to delay the arrival of important updates is sometimes useful, the risks outweigh the benefits. Read more: Adobe projects sales topping estimates on creative growth Once downloaded and applied, Windows will not let users re-install the player, nor will it let a user roll back the update to get rid of the patches. Scheduled to arrive in July, the update will be part of that month's mandatory Patch Tuesday update, according to the report. Downloads and (after asking the user) installs KB4577586.ĭownloads and installs KB4577586 with no warning or confirmation.The company is now readying a mandatory update for Windows 10, which will permanently remove the Flash Player from a Windows 10 computer, as spotted by Techradar. # Microsoft provided non-secured HTTP URL's, and I've not modified them, # These update URL's have been taken from the Microsoft Update Catalog. # as trying HTTPS results in a certificate error. KB4577586 elimina, por fin, Flash de Windows. # Yes, Windows 8 and Server 2012, and Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2, have the same update URL's. Hace unas horas, y de forma totalmente inesperada, Microsoft ha lanzado una actualización automática a través de Windows Update. That is perfectly normal, as they share codebases. # Make sure we don't already have the update. If ( Get-Hotfix -Id 'KB4577586' -ErrorAction Silentl圜ontinue ) ? This will remove and block the Microsoft-provided copy of Adobe Flash Player from ever running on this computer. Microsoft has released a supplementary update for February 2021 that will remove the Adobe Flash Player completely.

Once this permanent update is installed, it CANNOT BE REMOVED.

To regain support for Flash Player, you will need to run System Restore or restore from backup.

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