If you take neither of the above actions, Microsoft will still remove Flash from your PC when July's Patch Tuesday update drops. Related: The Windows Update Is Now Available in Release Preview Microsoft hasn't released the May 2021 update at the time of writing, but it should come around soon. Second, you can get rid of Flash by downloading Windows 10 version 21H1, also known as the May 2021 update. As such, you should be 100 percent positive you no longer want Flash on your system before you download this optional update. However, as Windows Latest discovered, you cannot manually remove the update once installed unless you revert to a previous restore point. You can do this by heading over to the Windows Update Catalog and downloading the patch that matches your operating system. Installing KB4577586 will remove Adobe Flash Player permanently from your Windows device. The software giant confirmed two avenues you can take that strips Flash from your system long before the July deadline.įirst of all, you can manually download and install the update that removes Flash from Windows 10. IMPORTANT As part of the end of support for Adobe Flash, KB4577586 is now available as an optional update from Windows Update (WU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
As an added note, each one of these folders that I found contained a different version of Flash with the four key files needed to run that particular version.However, if you'd rather not wait that long, Microsoft has some good news for you. After running the update mentioned in this thread for the removal of Flash, I would think that it would then be considered superseded by WU, and then be removed by the WU Cleanup part of Disk Cleanup.īy the way, I’m on Win 10 Pro 圆4 version 2004, and I found 4 separate flash folders in the amd64 folders section (folder names start with “amd64”) of the WinSxS folder alone, so there may very well be several folders within the WinSxS folder that contain the four files that will bring Flash “back to life” if they’re run somehow. For those concerned about Flash being left behind in the Windows side by side folder, and not comfortable running a command line utility (as the one mentioned a few posts above this one) or a PowerShell command, why not run the Windows Update Cleanup feature of the Disk Cleanup utility?Īfter all, I thought the purpose of WU Cleanup was to thin out the WinSxS folder by getting rid of superseded and/or uninstalled stuff that ordinarily would stay in the folder creating a massive folder, like it did in Win 7 before WU Cleanup was introduced.
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