Aunque Adobe dejó de proporcionar actualizaciones para su Flash Player el mes pasado, y desactivará el complemento el 12 de enero, Microsoft se encargará de desinstalar el software de las PC con Windows.
(Adobe has recommended that users remove Flash from their personal computers to "help protect your system because Adobe does not intend to release Flash Player updates or security patches after the end-of-life date."). ) Users can, of course, uninstall Flash manually by following the steps Adobe posted on its website, but Microsoft has a plan to clean Flash from all Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 PCs this year, a plan that doesn't depend on the user action.
October 2020
Microsoft added "Adobe Flash Player Removal Update" to the Microsoft Update Catalog on October 26. The update, also identified as KB4577586, "permanently removes Adobe Flash Player as a component from Windows OS devices." Users can select the appropriate version of KB4577586 for their operating system, then download and apply it to their PC. Microsoft has noted that the update only removes Flash Player installed by Windows. "If you manually installed Adobe Flash Player from another source, it will not be removed," Microsoft said in a support document.
Beginning of 2021
Microsoft will offer KB4577586 as an optional download on Windows Update and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) platforms.
A few months later
Microsoft will change KB4577586 to Recommended on Windows Update and WSUS. Depending on the Windows Update settings, recommended updates can be downloaded and installed automatically.
Verano 2021
"Adobe Flash Player Removal Update", also known as KB4577586, will be included in "Cumulative Updates" and "Monthly Rollup" from now on. In other words, KB4577586 will be automatically installed and activated, permanently removing Flash Player from the system.
Mac with Flash
Mac users with Flash Player must manually uninstall the plugin by following the steps. Adobe describes here.
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