{"id":116142,"date":"2021-01-11T20:53:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T01:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbach.net\/?p=116142"},"modified":"2022-12-30T11:36:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T16:36:58","slug":"6-things-to-know-about-pulling-the-plug-on-flash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/6-things-to-know-about-pulling-the-plug-on-flash\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Things to Know about Pulling the Plug on Flash"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\"6<\/a>Adobe is finally pulling the plug on Flash. Adobe Flash player<\/strong> has been considered a performance-hampering security risk<\/a>. Flash was originally released by Adobe<\/a>\u00a0(ADBE<\/a>) in January 1996 and was used by 30% of the web<\/a>. Flash led the way to a more graphical inter-tubes while Microsoft and Netscape<\/a> duked it out – in the Browser Wars<\/a>. Thankfully HTML5<\/a> is here and we can say see ya! Flash<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

\"Adobe<\/a>The final release of Flash was made on December 8, 2021. On January 12, 2021, Adobe will officially pull the plug<\/a> on Flash.Adobe will block Flash content from running in Flash Player. Adobe pre-announced the end of Flash as early as July 2017 and phased out support for it on December 31.<\/p>\r\n

You may see an Adobe flash \u201cyou need to uninstall me<\/strong>\u201d notification on your computer.\u00a0 In fact, your browser has been notifying that it will is blocking Flash. The (new) Edge Chrome and Firefox, by default block Flash.<\/p>\r\n

So, what is the home user to do about Flash<\/h3>\r\n

Do nothing –<\/strong> If you are using a modern web browser – Adobe Flash is already blocked – what you did not notice?<\/p>\r\n

\"\"Do nothing (Again) –<\/strong>\u00a0Microsoft will be pushing out KB4577586 during an upcoming patch Tuesday<\/a>. The update will remove \u201cAdobe Flash Player that was installed by your version of Windows.” If you installed Adobe Flash Player manually from an:other source, it will not be removed.<\/p>\r\n

Do it yourself (Adobe)<\/strong> – To completely remove Adobe Flash Player from your computer click “Uninstall” when prompted by Adobe in Flash Player.<\/p>\r\n

Do it yourself (Microsoft) –<\/strong> Manually download KB4577586 from the catalog site<\/a> by matching up the version you have.<\/p>\r\n

Use the Adobe Flash uninstaller<\/strong> – If ever downloaded and installed Adobe Flash Player in IE, Firefox or other browser yourself. Download the Adobe Flash Uninstaller for Window<\/a><\/strong> from Adobe Follow the instructions<\/strong> there.<\/p>\r\n

\"\"<\/a>Be sure you manually delete<\/strong> any remaining files in the four folders listed in STEP # 3 of the Adobe instructions, including files in the hidden<\/strong> %appdata%\\Adobe\\Flash Player and %appdata%\\Macromedia\\Flash Player folders.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Verify Flash is gone<\/strong> – To see if Flash is gone – open the OLD IE and go to Adobe here<\/a>. The Adobe testing site will let you know if flash is still installed.<\/p>\r\n

So, what about enterprise users?<\/h3>\r\n

Enterprise users<\/strong> have options. If you have an internal business need for Flash support and commercial licensing,<\/strong> reach out<\/a> to HARMAN for licensing, according to an Adobe announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Microsoft also said that customers will still be able to run the\u00a0 software. Enterprise environments must use dedicated Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer plug-ins.<\/strong> Microsoft\u00a0said<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

To aid such customers, Microsoft Edge will allow Adobe Flash Player to load as a plug-in via the IE mode feature, … Once you make the switch from Microsoft provided Adobe Flash Player, it will be treated as any other third-party plug-in and will not receive Customer Support from Microsoft<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\r\n

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Stay safe out there!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

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